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Structure-ID: s0013670
Created on: 08/10/04
Modified on: 05/03/10


Lowry Center Footbridge

Completed in: 2000
Status: in use
Location: Between Trafford, Greater Manchester, North West England, England, United Kingdom and Salford, Greater Manchester, North West England, England, United Kingdom
Crosses: Manchester Ship Canal
The Lowry Footbridge
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Structural Type:
Arch bridge
Vertical lift bridge
Function / usage:
Pedestrian bridge (footbridge)
Part of: Manchester Ship Canal

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RoleNamePart of structure 
Designer W. Middleton

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Design Parkman Limited
Contractor Christiani & Nielsen

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DescriptionValue
Construction materials used
arch  steel
towers  steel
Dimensions
  span 92 m
  clearance max. 16 m

Notes & Comments
The span rises vertically by hydraulic power to 16m above water level to allow the pasage of ships.
The bridge connects the Lowry, an arts and theatre centre, with the Libeskind designed Imperial War Museum of the North.
The span was built about a mile away and floated into place on a pontoon.

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External LinkBennett Associates: Control Systems: Lowry Centre Footbridge English

Relevant Literature
* Bühler, Dirk   Brückenbau im 20. Jahrhundert, Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Munich (Germany) , ISBN 3421034796, 2004; pp. 141.

 
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