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
A number of design and installation challenges were overcome during the replacement of a 22-year-old swing footbridge at the historic V&A Waterfront in Cape Town, South Africa, writes Khalifa Bokhammas
With cost and utility as the main design criteria, there is rarely anything to admire about modern footbridges built over UK railways. But this could soon change, reports Helena Russell
Since the full opening of the new Governor Mario M Cuomo Bridge in New York State in September last year, contractors have ramped up demolition of the old crossing.
A steel footbridge featuring an atypical box girder design is the result of a project that aimed to accommodate future development in the area, write Héctor Beade-Pereda and John McElhinney.
The sudden and significant subsidence of one of the piers of an historical arch bridge in Spainhas led to a challenging project carried out under risk of imminent collapse, write Txomin Echeveste Pedro Sancho and Luis Cosano.
The final stage of a complex railway project in Switzerland is currently under way, with completion due later this year. Ian Firth, Andreas Galmarini, Matthias Ludin and Steen Savery Trojaborg report
A structural health monitoring solution is being implemented on three major highway bridges spanning the Seine Estuary in France to help ensure their safe, effective and efficient management, write Matthew Anderson and Anthony Smith
High-speed rail design takes a step forward with dynamic new methods for vehicle-track-structure-interaction analysis on curved bridge structures. Maria Fedorova, Mettupalayam Sivaselvan, and Joshua Tauberer explain
The development of a specimen design can help stakeholder engagement on major projects such as high-speed rail lines. Martin Knight and Héctor Beade-Pereda explain how
How can bridge engineers inspire the next generation, and what business reasons are there for companies to play an active role? Richard Dion investigates
Ongoing problems with a new lifting bridge in the Netherlands have required major repair works. Helena Russell reports
Rapid developments in drone technology are expected to enable a wider range of applications in the bridge inspection field. Shekhar Scindia, David Day and Matt Bacon reveal the trials being conducted by a bridge owner in the USA
Live trains began running along southeast Melbourne’s new viaducts in mid-June following the successful removal of nine level crossings. José María Sánchez de Muniáin reports
A new bridge over the railway tracks in the French city of Bordeaux will open up access between neighbourhoods. Razvan Ionica and Thibaut Dubegny report
Work on the superstructure of the second of two bridges being built over the Benue River in Nigeria started last autumn, and is due for completion in October this year. Micha Petri reports
A project involving the construction of a steel arch bridge and the demolition of an historical rail link in an area of outstanding natural beauty in the USA is now entering its final stages
Construction of a multi-span suspension bridge in Korea is due for completion later this year as part of a 10km crossing in the southwest of the country. Jung-in Kim reports
One area for improvement in traditional bridge design and analysis practice is the inclusion of non-linear effects for soil-structure interaction on multi-span bridges. Ozgur Kurc and John Horner explain
Serious corrosion and damage to the main structural elements led to the closure of the imposing Hercílio Luz suspension bridge in Florianópolis in 1991. José Luis Silva, Pedro Faro, João Pedro Lopes and Hermes de Carvalho report
