General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Suspension bridge with diagonal hangers |
|---|---|
| Secondary structure(s): |
Structurae Plus |
| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge Structurae Plus |
Awards and Distinctions
| 1999 |
for registered users |
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Location
| Location: |
Aust, South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, South West England, England, United Kingdom Beachley, South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, South West England, England, United Kingdom |
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| Crosses: |
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| Carries: |
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| See also: |
Wye River Bridge (1966)
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| Coordinates: | 51° 36' 49.65" N 2° 39' 1.20" W |
| Coordinates: | 51° 36' 16.55" N 2° 37' 34.33" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 988.00 m | |
| length of side spans | 305 m | |
| clearance | 47 m | |
| main bridge | span lengths | 304.80 m - 988.00 m - 304.80 m |
| pylons | pylon height | 121.80 m |
Materials
| cables |
steel wire
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|---|---|
| deck |
steel
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| pylons |
steel
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Notes
The cables are made of zinc-coated wire.
Participants
Initial construction (1961-1966)
Design
Construction
Co-contractor
Cable steel supplier
Renovation
Structural engineering
Strengthening (1987-1988)
Cable steel supplier
Monitoring (2006-2009)
Monitoring equipment
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1997): L'art de l'ingénieur. constructeur, entrepeneur, inventeur. Éditions du Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (France), pp. 452-453.
- (2008): Assessment of the Suspension Cables of the Severn Bridge, UK. Presented at: 17th IABSE Congress: Creating and Renewing Urban Structures – Tall Buildings, Bridges and Infrastructure, Chicago, USA, 17-19 September 2008, pp. 300-301.
- (1965): Der augenblickliche Stand der Bauarbeiten an der Severn-Bridge. In: Stahlbau, v. 34, n. 4 (April 1965), pp. 126-128.
- (1993): Bridges. Macmillan Publishing Company, New York (USA), pp. 116-117.
- (1984): Buiding bridges. History, Technology, Construction. Beton-Verlag, Düsseldorf (Germany).
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20000067 - Published on:
28/10/1998 - Last updated on:
05/02/2016