General Information
| Completion: | 1898 |
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| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Swing bridge Pony truss bridge |
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| Material: |
Steel bridge |
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Northwich, Cheshire, North West England, England, United Kingdom |
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| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 53° 15' 29.49" N 2° 30' 58.84" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| width | 10 m | |
| number of spans | 3 | |
| length of movable section | 37.2 m | |
| deck | roadway / carriageway width | 6 m |
Materials
| truss |
steel
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Notes
Hayhurst Bridge is the first electrically operated swing bridge in UK. It is pivot-supported on a floating caisson to reduce impact of land subsidence due to salt extraction.
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- Facelift for historic Hayhurst Bridge. In: Bridge Design & Engineering, v. 10, n. 36 (3rd Quarter 2004), pp. 71.
- (1900): Swing Bridges over the River Weaver at Northwich. In: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, v. 140, n. 1900-2 ( 1900), pp. 72-84.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20014852 - Published on:
27/12/2004 - Last updated on:
05/02/2016
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