General Information
| Completion: | 1854 |
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| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Segmental arch bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Railroad (railway) bridge |
| Material: |
Masonry 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
- (2017): 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.
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26/01/2019 - Last updated on:
04/02/2019
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