New Bridge Provides Essential Link Along Cornwalls Clay Trails
A new 31m x 3.5m Tied Arch bowed steel truss cycle/
bridle bridge linking St Austell to The Eden Project
was recently installed by CTS Bridges during a night
time road closure over the A391 Carluddon Road,
Cornwall.
The bridge provides an essential link for the ‘Clay
Trails’ which form a network of walking, cycling
and horse riding trails through mid-Cornwall
encompassing the towering clay tips known
collectively as the Cornish Alps.
Alex Hoffen, Project Manager for Cormac praised
CTS for a successful installation, saying ‘the bridge
will benefit pedestrians, equestrians, cyclists,
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young, old and disabled with the main aim being
towards sustainability, health and wellbeing and the
environment’.
The bridge was designed by CTS as a tied arch
formed from 500mm CHS with steel hollow section
hangers and sub-frame. The deck was overlaid with
rubber tiles in order to provide a safe and quiet
surface for horse riders.
The 1.8m high parapet comprises steel uprights and
top rail with stainless steel weld mesh and a 625mm
solid steel toe board. The bridge was transported in
one piece from Huddersfield to Cornwall on a 5 axle
triple extender step frame vehicle under police escort
for the last part of the journey. CTS planned and
supervised the installation using a 350t crane.
CTS Bridges specialise in the design, manufacture
and installation of footbridges in timber, steel, FRP or
combined materials to suit aesthetics and budget.
For further details on this project or for any other
enquiries,
please contact CTS Bridges
Tel: 01484 606416.
Email: [email protected].
Web: www.ctsbridges.co.uk