GLEN NEVIS FOOTBRIDGES

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Design new bridge over River Nevis and new ramps to Youth Hostel bridge, as part of circular All Abilities path network.

Client – Highland Council

Completion – 2017

Value – £593,000

AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Design of bridges; Principal Designer.

PRINCIPAL ELEMENTS

  • 42m span bowstring arch, with main members square sections on the diagonal
  • stiffened plate deck
  • handrail integral with deck for stiffness
  • Steel, mass concrete and earth ramps

KEY FEATURES

Design of structure; use of fibre reinforced concrete

CONTRACTORS

Project Manager – Wallace Stone

Main Contractor – Fion Construction Ltd

Steelwork Subcontractor – AJ Engineering