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Queensferry Crossing
General Information
| Other name(s): | Forth Replacement Crossing; New Forth Bridge |
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| Beginning of works: | September 2011 |
| Completion: | 30 August 2017 |
| Duration of works: | 5.5 years |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Cable-stayed bridge with semi-fan system Multiple-span cable-stayed bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge Tramway, light or metro rail bridge |
| Material: |
Steel-reinforced concrete composite bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Queensferry, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom North Queensferry, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom |
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| Crosses: |
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| Next to: |
Forth Road Bridge (1964)
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| Coordinates: | 56° 0' 10.41" N 3° 24' 45.15" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 2 638 m | |
| main spans | 2 × 650 m | |
| span lengths | 64 m - 80 m - 90 m - 3 × 87 m - 89 m - 104 m - 221 m - 2 × 650 m - 221 m - 104 m - 99 m | |
| deck | deck width | 39.80 m |
| pylons | height | 207 m |
| dimensions of pylon foot | 14.00 m × 16.00 m | |
| stay cables | number of cables | 288 |
Materials
| piers |
reinforced concrete
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| girder |
steel
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| pylons |
reinforced concrete
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| deck slab |
reinforced concrete
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| abutments |
reinforced concrete
|
Products, Services & Reports
A special design has been developed for the vertically-oriented bearings between the towers and the deck of the Queensferry Crossing across the Fir ...
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The Queensferry Crossing, currently under construction across the Firth of Forth near Edinburgh, Scotland, is being built to carry most of the traf ...
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mageba elastomeric bearings, which conform to various international standards, such as the EN1337, DIN4141, BS5400 and AASHTO, are used globally fo ...
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The Queensferry Crossing Bridge in Scotland is due to open by the end of August 2017. The 2.7 km long bridge will accommodate the M 90 Motorway on ...
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mageba spherical Bearings are especially suited for bridges with big torsions and bridges located in very cold areas (temperatures lower than -30°C ...
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Modular Expansion Joints can be constructed for any movements, from about 100 mm up to 2,000 mm and more. They allow movements in all 3 directions ...
[more]Chronology
| 3 February 2017 | Lifting of the last deck element. |
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Participants
- Gifford and Partners
- Grontmij UK
- Leonhardt, Andrä und Partner Beratende Ingenieure VBI AG
- Ramboll UK
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2017): 16.13: Queensferry crossing cable-stayed composite bridge. In: ce/papers, v. 1, n. 2-3 (September 2017), pp. 4143-4152.
- Bridge leads Forth field. In: Bridge Update, n. 70 (September 2007), pp. 2.
- (2016): Challenges in the Design and Construction of the Queensferry Crossing. Presented at: Challenges in Design and Construction of an Innovative and Sustainable Built Environment, 19th IABSE Congress Stockholm, 21-23 September 2016, pp. 2684-2691.
- (2017): Cierres del tablero en el nuevo Queensferry Crossing. Presented at: VII Congreso Internacional de Estructuras, Congreso de la Asociación Científico-Técnica del Hormigón Estructural (ACHE), A Coruña, 20-22 de junio de 2017.
- (2017): Cimentaciones tablestacadas en el nuevo Queensferry Crossing. Presented at: VII Congreso Internacional de Estructuras, Congreso de la Asociación Científico-Técnica del Hormigón Estructural (ACHE), A Coruña, 20-22 de junio de 2017.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20035508 - Date created
14/03/2008 - Last Update
04/12/2017