Difference between revisions of "Gateshead Millennium Bridge"

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This iconic [[Bridges|steel bridge]] spans 105m across the River Tyne, and comprises a parabolic fabricated [[Box girder bridges|box section]] deck supported by spiral strand stay cables from an inclined parabolic [[Tied-arch bridges|steel arch]]. The fundamentally simple concept comes to life as the pair of arches pivot around their common springing point to allow shipping to pass beneath. The steel components were fabricated in Bolton and fully assembled on the bank of the Tyne at Wallsend. The entire superstructure was then transported 6 miles to its final position in November 2000 using the Asian Hercules II floating crane, and lowered into position to a tolerance of +/- 2mm.
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This iconic [[Bridges|steel bridge]] spans 105m across the River Tyne, and comprises a parabolic fabricated [[Box girder bridges|box section]] deck supported by spiral strand stay cables from an inclined parabolic steel arch. The fundamentally simple concept comes to life as the pair of arches pivot around their common springing point to allow shipping to pass beneath. The steel components were [[Design for steel bridge construction#Fabricating the steelwork|fabricated]] in Bolton and fully assembled on the bank of the Tyne at Wallsend. The entire superstructure was then transported 6 miles to its final position in November 2000 using the Asian Hercules II floating crane, and lowered into position to a tolerance of +/- 2mm.
  
 
'''Architect''' - Wilkinson Eyre Architects<br>
 
'''Architect''' - Wilkinson Eyre Architects<br>
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'''Client''' - Gateshead Council
 
'''Client''' - Gateshead Council
  
Click [http://www.steelconstruction.org/resources/design-awards/2001/infrastructure-award/underbridge-278-railway-bridge-reconstruction-east-coast-main-line-newark-dyke.html here] for more details of this project
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Click [http://www.steelconstruction.org/resources/design-awards/2002/award/the-gateshead-millenium-bridge-gateshead.html here] for more details of this project
 
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Revision as of 11:59, 12 March 2019

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This iconic steel bridge spans 105m across the River Tyne, and comprises a parabolic fabricated box section deck supported by spiral strand stay cables from an inclined parabolic steel arch. The fundamentally simple concept comes to life as the pair of arches pivot around their common springing point to allow shipping to pass beneath. The steel components were fabricated in Bolton and fully assembled on the bank of the Tyne at Wallsend. The entire superstructure was then transported 6 miles to its final position in November 2000 using the Asian Hercules II floating crane, and lowered into position to a tolerance of +/- 2mm.

Architect - Wilkinson Eyre Architects
Structural Engineer - Gifford and Partners
Steelwork Contractor - Watson Steel Structures Ltd.
Main Contractor - Harbour & General
Client - Gateshead Council

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