General Information
| Completion: | 2017 |
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| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Network arch bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Railroad (railway) bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Manchester, Greater Manchester, North West England, England, United Kingdom Salford, Greater Manchester, North West England, England, United Kingdom |
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| Crosses: |
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| Part of: | |
| Coordinates: | 53° 28' 41.78" N 2° 15' 34.02" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| arches | rise | 13.57 m |
| span | 89 m | |
| deck | deck width | 15.4 m |
Materials
| arches |
weathering steel
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Participants
Owner
Architecture
Structural engineering
Co-contractor
Steel construction
Software
Relevant Web Sites
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): Designing the River Irwell Crossing – the UK’s first network arch bridge. Presented at: IABSE Symposium: Engineering the Future, Vancouver, Canada, 21-23 September 2017, pp. 655-662.
- (2017): The Ordsall Chord, Manchester, UK – an overview. Presented at: IABSE Symposium: Engineering the Future, Vancouver, Canada, 21-23 September 2017, pp. 532-539.
- (2017): The Ordsall Chord, Manchester, UK – digital delivery of design. Presented at: IABSE Symposium: Engineering the Future, Vancouver, Canada, 21-23 September 2017, pp. 1576-1583.
- (2016): Ordsall Chord, Manchester: design of the UK's first network arch bridge. In: The Structural Engineer, v. 94, n. 7 (July 2016), pp. 24-35.
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20076650 - Published on:
26/01/2019 - Last updated on:
19/04/2024
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