CANNA – SANDAY BRIDGE

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

New footbridge to replace old bridge destroyed by storm waves.

Client – RJ McLeod

Completion – 2006

Value – £0.25m

AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Assessment of wave climate, conceptual design, detailed design, construction drawings, supervision operating as design/build partner to contractor.

PRINCIPAL ELEMENTS

• Reinforced concrete bases
• Reinforced concrete piers
• Steel beams
• Timber decking
• Timber handrails & kerbing
• Rock armour & stone facing

KEY FEATURES

Very robust design, appropriate and sympathetic detailing, designed to shed timber decking before collapse of piers in extreme overload conditions.

CONTRACTORS

Main Contractor – RJ McLeod (Contractors) Ltd