When a major incident closed Auckland’s harbour crossing last autumn, the speed of the emergency structural repair implemented was much admired by bridge engineers around the world. Will Pank, Mike Beamish and Hannah Barker share the story
Efforts to qualify the remaining life of the Pont de Normandie in France have resulted in an assessment that has gone well beyond standard practice, finds out José María Sánchez de Muniáin
The design of a pedestrian bridge in London strikes a balance between the area’s rich dockyard history and the modern cityscape of today, report Héctor Beade-Pereda and Andrew Branch
When it comes to minimising carbon emissions in bridge engineering, there are some widely-held misconceptions that urgently need dispelling, especially in the context of cost. Bd&e speaks with David Collings.
A rare wrought-iron railway viaduct in the UK is being given a new lease of life for cyclists and pedestrians. Helena Russell reports
A 23km-long stretch of footpaths, elevated walkways and bridges weaves its way across Xiamen’s urban and natural landscape to encourage green mobility and improve wellbeing, reports Khalifa Bokhammas
Asking readers to name the innovation that they believed had had the most impact on the bridge industry in the last 25 years was always going to lead to a variety of responses — but there was a clear winner.
Stockholm’s latest road bridge will likely turn heads for its striking design, but the logistical effort of transporting it to its final position is equally impressive, writes Khalifa Bokhammas
A chance overlap between two projects sparked the ‘eureka’ moment that led to what could be the first of many network arch railway bridges with carbon cables. Helena Russell reports
A new construction method that enables considerable savings in material usage has been deployed on a second bridge in Austria, writes José María Sánchez de Muniáin
Detailed work is now under way for a new movable arch bridge that owes much of its world-first design to close cooperation between engineer and architect, writes José María Sánchez de Muniáin
Following major restoration work, the UK’s largest steel arch bridge is close to reopening, with the crossing’s age and Grade II listed status posing some unique challenges.
Every facet of a multi-bridge refurbishment project under way in south-east England is designed to prioritise bridge users – even ahead of minimising costs, explains Sue Threader
A bridge prototype in the Netherlands has proved that it is possible to build a circular bridge with only 1% material wastage. Proposals are now being invited for research and development to take this further, reports Helena Russell
One of the most important road infrastructure projects in Brunei is nearly complete, creating a 30km-long fixed link between two physically separate parts of the country, writes Naeem Hussain
A new software system for asset management that draws on the expertise of those who operate and maintain Denmark’s largest fixed links is being launched. Helena Russell finds out more.
Having worked at several leading design and engineering consultancies in her 10-year career, Luxembourg-born structural engineer Lee Franck has recently stepped into the world of entrepreneurship to help champion sustainable and collaborative approaches to construction. Khalifa Bokhammas learns more
The moving spans of the new Lille Langebro Bridge in Denmark incorporate an innovative moment connection that enables the decks to achieve their architectural slenderness and also avoid jamming, explain Simon Fryer, Simon Roberts and Michael Thorogood
With the two caissons for the main towers successfully lowered into place on the seabed in May this year, the consortium responsible for designing and building what will be the world’s longest suspension bridge is now focussed on progressing the substructure and tower construction in the months ahead. Helena Russell reports
The challenge of transporting and installing the sections of a 580m-long steel bridge in just two weeks has been successfully met in Norway, finds out José María Sánchez de Muniáin
