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Water of Leith Bridge, New Zealand
Dan Crocker
Figure 1: Artist’s impression of Water of Leith Bridge
Location: Dunedin, New Zealand Client: Dunedin City Council
Commencement of design: January 2018 Bridge Engineer: DC Structures Studio
Opening of bridge: December 2018 Architect: DC Structures Studio
Type of bridge: Steel Cable Stay Footbridge Geotechnical Engineer: Geosolve Consultants
Main span: 45m
Usable Bridge Width: 3.5m
Tower height: 22m
Main Contractor: Edifice Contracts
Client advisor: GHD and Bonisch Consultants
Cost: $1.5M
Steel for tower: 9 tonnes
Steel for bridge deck: 22 tonnes
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