General Information
| Completion: | 1966 |
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| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Cable-stayed bridge with harp system |
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
| Structure: |
Three-span cable-stayed bridge |
| Material: |
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| Secondary structure(s): |
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Awards and Distinctions
| 1998 |
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Location
| Location: |
Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom Beachley, South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, South West England, England, United Kingdom |
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| Crosses: |
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| See also: |
Severn Bridge (1966)
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| Connects to: |
Beachley Viaduct (1966)
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| Coordinates: | 51° 37' 3.18" N 2° 39' 38.55" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 234.50 m | |
| width | 30.60 m | |
| span lengths of main bridge | 87.00 m - 234.50 m - 87.00 m | |
| pylon | pylon height | 46.00 m |
Participants
Initial construction
Design
Construction
Stay cable steel supplier
Strengthening (1989)
Stay cable steel supplier
Relevant Web Sites
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Relevant Publications
- (2014): M48 Severn Crossing, UK. Wye Bridge / Beachley Viaduct Rocker Replacement. Presented at: IABSE Symposium: Engineering for Progress, Nature and People, Madrid, Spain, 3-5 September 2014, pp. 2658-2665.
- (1994): The replacement and transformation of the Wye bridge cable system (England). Presented at: International Conference IABSE-FIP: Ponts suspendus et à haubans = Cable-stayed and suspension bridges, Deauville, France, 12-15 October 1994, pp. 477.
- (1986): Schrägseilbrücken. Wilhelm Ernst & Sohn Verlag für Architektur und technische Wissenschaften GmbH, Berlin (Germany), pp. 31.
- (1968): Surfaces on Severn and Wye bridges. Presented at: IABSE Symposium: Symposium on wearing surfaces for steel bridge decks of lightweight construction, New York, NY, USA; 1968.
- (1999): Tierra sobre el agua. Visión histórica universal de los puentes. Colegio de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, Madrid (Spain), pp. 674.
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20005170 - Published on:
19/09/2002 - Last updated on:
10/01/2019
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