General Information
| Other name(s): | Dragon's Bridge |
|---|---|
| Completion: | 22 October 2013 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Draw bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Bicycle and pedestrian bridge |
| Material: |
Composite material bridge |
| Structure: |
Two-span single-pylon cable-stayed bridge |
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Location
| Location: |
Rhyl, Denbigshire, Wales, United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: | 53° 18' 53.46" N 3° 30' 28.32" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 68 m | |
| span lengths | 2 x 32 m | |
| number of spans | 2 | |
| abutments | number | 2 |
| deck | deck depth | 0.50 - 1.75 m |
| deck width | 4 - 10 m | |
| pylon | height | ca. 50 m |
| number | 1 |
Design Loads
| design code(s) | BS EN 1990 |
Cost
| cost of construction | Pound sterling 4 300 000 |
Materials
| pylon |
stainless steel
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|---|---|
| deck |
fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP)
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Excerpt from Wikipedia
Pont y Ddraig or Dragon's Bridge is a bridge for pedestrians and cyclists across the Foryd Estuary of the River Clwyd next to Rhyl harbour in Wales. The bridge was opened in October 2013 by Mark Colbourne, gold and silver medalist at the London Paralympics. The length of the bridge is 32 metres, and it rises for boats with tall masts. The cost of its construction was £4.3 million.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Pont y Ddraig" and modified on June 25, 2024 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
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Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2014): Drachenbrücke im walisischen Rhyl. »Flügelkonstruktion« aus Verbundwerkstoff. In: Brückenbau, v. 6, n. 6 ( 2014), pp. 35-43.
- (2014): Foryd Harbour Pedestrian and Cycling Bridge. Presented at: Footbridge 2014 - Past, Present & Future, London, 16-18 July 2014.
- Nautical but nice. In: Bridge Update, n. 84 (June 2009), pp. 2.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20048205 - Published on:
23/09/2009 - Last updated on:
27/06/2024
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