Rail bridges

17 Dec 25

Czechia: faster, quieter crossing for trains

City council warns citizens to wait for suspended pedestrian crossing.
09 Dec 25

China claims world’s longest steel truss cable-stayed bridge

Rail tracks laid on three-tower main bridge span.

04 Dec 25

Construction begins on strategic US rail and active travel crossings

Video details how crews will deliver two new bridges across the Potomac River between Washington, D.C., and Arlington, Virginia.
28 Nov 25

Incorrect cargo loading blamed for historic footbridge strike

A volunteer error has been identified as the cause of the failure of a Grade II-listed wrought-iron footbridge on the UK’s Dean Forest Railway.
14 Nov 25

Dynamic preservation

A 19th century multi-span railway viaduct in Switzerland has been revitalised through the introduction of a slender UHPFRC trough atop an existing riveted steel truss. Eugen Brühwiler describes what could be a world-first implementation in composite action design and construction
13 Nov 25

China: dual-deck collaborative bridge opens

Cable-stay suspension Chang Jiang crossing opens to road and rail traffic.

11 Nov 25

‘Plug and play’ footbridge comes to UK network

Greater Anglia confirms first installation of accessible modular bridge.
23 Oct 25

Successful lift of historic cast-iron bridge

190-year-old structure lifted off railway for restoration during electrification project.

23 Sep 25

US$10.4 million investment brings viaducts up to modern standards

Renovating of remote viaducts presents technical challenge.

04 Sep 25

Spain: emblematic metal rail bridges to get modern updates

Adif tenders US$7 million project to update historic structures.
03 Sep 25

UK engineering train brings down historic bridge

No casualties as iron structure falls on to train.
12 Aug 25

UK engineers ready to move 1,631t steel bridge

HS2 prepares to move 112m structure overnight.
19 Jun 25

Competition to find design for Czech high-speed rail bridge

The Czech rail administration calls for entries to a bridge design contest.

29 May 25

Asphalt paving applied to double-decker Yangtze bridge

Cable-stayed suspension bridge will carry highway and rail lines.
19 May 25

1,800t truss installed over bustling Paris rail junction

Video: Watch how crews launch massive steel bridge using modified methodology.
13 May 25

Ouvrage d’art 8

A critical feature of a rail upgrade in the heart of Paris was a massive bridge launch within one of Europe’s busiest railway corridors. Eve Boykova reports from the site
13 May 25

Swing into action

The design and installation of a truss swing rail bridge in Germany required significant engineering effort owing to its considerable scale, complexity and unique operational requirements, finds out Eve Boykova
29 Apr 25

Guinea: final T-beam completes rail line’s 21 bridges

Chinese engineers finish the last bridge on Guinea’s first east-west railway.
17 Apr 25

UK heritage railway back on track after council agrees to adopt bridge

Council steps in after bridge owner objects to maintenance obligation.

13 Mar 25

Latvia: balanced cantilever rail bridge project marks first phase

Rail Baltica is celebrating the first construction phase of its bridge over the Daugava River.

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