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