C446 BLEATON HALLET BRIDGE REPLACEMENT

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Contractor designed single span replacement bridge for Bailey type structure damaged during flood event.

Client – Perth & Kinross Council

Completion – 2016

Value – £1.03m

AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Design of new deck and abutments; occasional site supervision.

PRINCIPAL ELEMENTS

Steel plate girders to reduce construction depth, with shear connectors to precast concrete transverse deck planks acting compositely. Reinforced concrete abutment and bank pad.

KEY FEATURES

Precast units to reduce site time; composite structure with steel beams and shear connectors; lesser overall width than equivalent panel type bridge; use of formliner on abutment to give stone effect.

CONTRACTORS

Project Manager – Wallace Stone

Main Contractor – Morgan Sindall