THE RIVER IRWELL NETWORK
ARCH BRIDGE
A 21ST CENTURY APPROACH TO CIVIL ENGINEERING
INFRASTRUCTURE DELIVERY
EUR ING Athanasios Bistolas, CEng FICE
[email protected]
Rusi Rusev, CEng MIStructE
[email protected]
Commencement of works: 2016
Opening of the bridge to traffic: 2017
Type: Twich network railway arch bridge
Length: 89m
Rise:13.57m (max)
Width: 15.62m (max)
Location: crossing River Irwell in North of England as
part of the Ordsall Chord – elevated railway viaduct
Promoter: Network Rail
Design: AECOM-Mott MacDonald JV
Contractor: Skanska Bam JV
Steel Fabricator: Severfield
Architect: BDP
4/2016