General Information
| Other name(s): | Broomielaw-Tradeston Bridge |
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| Completion: | 14 May 2009 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Bicycle and pedestrian bridge |
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| Material: |
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Location
| Location: |
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom |
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| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 55° 51' 21.94" N 4° 15' 49.04" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| length | 105 m | |
| span lengths | 25.6 m - 51.8 m - 25.6 m | |
| deck width | 1.170 m | |
| number of spans | 3 | |
| girder depth | 0.550 m | |
| vertical navigation clearance | 5.4 m |
Materials
| deck |
steel
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| piers |
reinforced concrete
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| abutments |
reinforced concrete
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Notes
Originally, a project by Richard Rogers with a curved deck suspended from an arch was planned but as the construction costs were much greater than expected, an alternative design was chosen and built.
Participants
Architecture
Structural engineering
Contractor
Relevant Web Sites
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Relevant Publications
- (2005): The evolution of the structure of Glasgowbridge. Presented at: Footbridge 2005 (Second International Congress), Venezia, 06-08 December 2005.
- Scots squiggle. In: Bridge Update, n. 80 (December 2008), pp. 4.
- (2011): Tradeston Footbridge. Presented at: 4th International Conference Footbridge 2011, Wroclaw, Poland, 6-8 July 2011.
- Winning ways. In: Bridge Update, n. 41 (January 2004), pp. 2.
- About this
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20011863 - Published on:
20/04/2004 - Last updated on:
08/12/2016
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