Steel

19 Aug 25

Sports fans to try UK bridge in early opening

New steel bridge opens early for women’s rugby tournament.
12 Aug 25

UK engineers ready to move 1,631t steel bridge

HS2 prepares to move 112m structure overnight.
07 Aug 25

Molonglo balancing act

The longest weathering steel span in the southern hemisphere is now in place across Canberra’s largest river. Irene Scott explains why the bridge girder was fully redesigned and how the crossing’s massive steel sections were installed

07 Aug 25

Winched to glory

A non-traditional launching system devised from first principles has been successfully deployed in India for a signature crossing located at the site of multiple previous bridge collapses. José Sánchez de Muniáin writes

24 Jul 25

Dutch Bridge installed in Colombia

Standard moveable bridge adapted for long-distance sea voyage.

20 May 25

Supervisor named for US bridge rehab

Potomac River crossing rehab to improve city’s multimodal travel network.
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

Science park steel-plate bridge is a USA first

An integral structure that plays on classic suspension bridge principles joins two research districts.

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
13 May 25

Moving with the times

A temporary modular crossing featuring a removable span is maintaining road and river traffic during the repair of a historical bascule bridge in Ontario, writes Bill Killeen
01 Apr 25

Vietnam: groundbreaking for coconut leaf bridge

In Ho Chi Minh, work starts on a unique steel arch structure.

18 Mar 25

China: construction begins in world’s largest road/rail bridge

Steel truss cable-stayed bridge to carry road and railway.

13 Mar 25

Restoration report on Italy’s 184m high road bridge

1985 engineering masterpiece gets reinforcement makeover.
14 Jan 25

Belgian engineers to raise pair of 62 tonne steel arches over canal

A new 56m bridge in the Belgian city of Nevele will be raised on Saturday.

30 Dec 24

Philippines: wavering bridge closed to all but light vehicles

Viral footage shows bridge deck oscillating.

06 Dec 24

Steel fabricator to foot US$25.5 million bill for bridge weld defects

UK welding issues worsened by testing regime, says HS2 fabricator Severfield

05 Dec 24

Giant crane places 127t Slovenian steel bridge

Mobile crane lifts structure from construction site to final position.
08 Nov 24

Phoenix rising

The designer of a steel footbridge that collapsed in Italy during load testing identifies the reasons for the failure and outlines the lessons implemented in the execution of a second version, which he also designed and then personally funded. Marco Peroni writes
08 Nov 24

Getting back on track

A successful emergency intervention resulted in a key rail bridge in Norway reopening only nine months after its partial collapse. Eve Boykova finds out how

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