General Information
| Completion: | August 2015 |
|---|---|
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Pedestrian bridge (footbridge) |
|---|---|
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
| Structure: |
Vierendeel arch truss bridge |
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| Structure: |
Continuous truss bridge Deck truss bridge |
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Awards and Distinctions
| 2016 |
award winner
for registered users |
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Location
| Location: |
Harlech, Gwynned, Wales, United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: | 52° 51' 35.82" N 4° 6' 30.71" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 46 m | |
| span lengths | 16.606 m - 14.720 m - 14.919 m | |
| deck width | 2 - 3 m | |
| number of spans | 3 | |
| truss | height | max. 1.50 m |
Materials
| piers |
steel
|
|---|---|
| arches |
steel
|
| deck flooring |
wood
|
Chronology
| 2016 | ICE Wales George Bibby Heritage Award Structural Steel Design Award 2016 |
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Participants
Owner
Design
-
Mott MacDonald
- Brian Duguid (designer)
Dynamic analysis
Structural engineering
- Opus International Consultants Limited (foundations)
Detailed design
Main contractor
Steel erection
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2016): Ancient and modern - a contemporary footbridge at Harlech Castle, Wales. Presented at: IABSE Congress: Challenges in Design and Construction of an Innovative and Sustainable Built Environment, Stockholm, Sweden, 21-23 September 2016, pp. 2391-2398.
- (2014): Desire versus Need: Two Bridges, Two Worlds. Presented at: Footbridge 2014 - Past, Present & Future, London, 16-18 July 2014.
- (2017): Harlech Castle Footbridge - A Structure that Connects the Past with the Present. Presented at: Footbridge 2017 Berlin - Tell A Story, 6-8.9.2017, Technische Universität Berlin (TU Berlin).
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20071737 - Published on:
06/10/2016 - Last updated on:
31/10/2016
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