Ancient and modern - a contemporary footbridge at Harlech Castle, Wales

A new pedestrian crossing opened in 2015 to visitors of Harlech Castle providing level access to the castle from the newly opened visitor centre. The installation of the new footbridge was possibly the most ambitious construction project to take place at Harlech since the building of the castle itself. This paper details how the client’s aspirations for the footbridge have been fulfilled by the designers, the fabricator and the wider construction team and the challenges they all faced to ensure the scheme made a successful contribution to the local econony.

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