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Expansion Joint Opens Horizontally in the Middle of the Bridge

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Even while under construction, the Clyde Crossing in Glasgow is an imposing and beautiful sight

One half of the opened bridge during testing in Glasgow

The special expansion joint prior to installation:The left side is welded onto the bridge. To the right of the intermediate beams is the 40-cm-wide piece that will rest against the northern half of the bridge

The expansion joint being installed at the pier in Rotterdam:The white section in the bottom foreground is the table on which the expansion joint rests, together with the dark sliding plates on which it slides.

The installed expansion joint:When closed, it is only slightly wider than the white steel structure of the bridge. The two MSM® strips that absorb pressure when the bridge closes are visible at the top.

A look beneath the special construction:At the top are the grey intermediate beams. The hydraulic system is in the middle and be-hind it the swivel joists. The white area is the steel structure of the bridge.

The fully cabled bridge during testing of the hydraulic functions

The bridge from above with the expansion joint at the centre

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