KIRBISTER BRIDGE REPLACEMENT

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Replacement of old short span masonry arch bridge adjacent to Scottish Water treatment works with 7.5m span integral bridge with prestressed beams.

Client – Ross-shire Engineering

Completion – 2015

Value – £450,000

AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Design of integral bridge with spread footings on rock; design of temporary road diversion for construction; construction stage site visits.

PRINCIPAL ELEMENTS

• Prestressed beam integral bridge
• constructed as part of flood mitigation scheme
• masonry and gabion retaining walls
• water supply pipelines incorporated on abutments adjacent to new bridge

KEY FEATURES

Prestressed integral bridge; diversion to maintain traffic flows; dealing with existing river flow; water mains.

CONTRACTORS

Project Manager – Wallace Stone

Main Contractor – R J McLeod