General Information
Completion: | 1854 |
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Status: | in use |
Project Type
Structure: |
Segmental arch bridge |
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Material: |
Masonry bridge |
Function / usage: |
Railroad (railway) bridge |
Location
Location: |
Salford, Greater Manchester, North West England, England, United Kingdom |
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Part of: | |
Location description: | The viaduct crosses the Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal as well as Hampson Street. |
Coordinates: | 53° 28' 51.48" N 2° 15' 30.86" W |
Technical Information
Materials
arches |
brick
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Chronology
1884 | The bridge is widened with brick masonry arches. |
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2017 | The bridge is again widened, though using reinforced concrete this time. |
Participants
Widening (2017)
Owner
Architecture
Structural engineering
Co-contractor
Relevant Web Sites
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Relevant Publications
- A case study in design collaboration: design development for the bridges of the Ordsall Chord. Presented at: IABSE Conference: Creativity and Collaboration – Instilling Imagination and Innovation in Structural Design, Bath, United Kingdom, 19-20 April 2017, pp. 194-201. (2017):
- The Ordsall Chord, Manchester, UK – an overview. Presented at: IABSE Symposium: Engineering the Future, Vancouver, Canada, 21-23 September 2017, pp. 532-539. (2017):
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20076647 - Published on:
26/01/2019 - Last updated on:
04/02/2019