Client: Cork County Council
Project: Brandy Hall Bridge, Castletownbere
ABM Bridge Systems brief was to widen the Brandy Hall Bridge in Castletownbere by 12.5 metres and construct a three-span arch to match the profile of the existing stone masonry arch structure. In order to obtain an accurate match, we used a variety of moulds to form a hybrid structure. Special features included stone masonry cladding, the use of mechanically stabilised earth and spandrel walls.
The new intersection Stupava was opened to public on the first of August 2011. It is the crossing of the old D2 with the new constructed D4.
The rail bridge RB01, which carries the rail line over a local farm road, is in close proximity of the main structure on this section, the bridge across the Maritca river. The bridge RB01 is replacing an old existing bridge at the end of its lifecycle which was confirmed by several borehole drills samples tested in a laboratory.
continueThe road bridge carries over a 2nd class road over a double rail electrified track. The existing bridge structure was a three span bridge of precast pre-stressed beams of the length 30m sitting on in-situ columns.
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