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Carter House Manually Operated Swing Bridge

Carter House Manually Operated Swing Bridge

As part of the rejuvenation of the Sankey Canal running alongside the north side of the Mersey, Eadon design a manually operated swing bridge as a replacement of a fixed timber bridge used for maintenance vehicles and pedestrian access. The new...

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Copenhagen’s Lille Langebro Swing Bridge

Copenhagen’s Lille Langebro Swing Bridge

The Danish city of Copenhagen has many opening bridges due to its low lying nature and its active waterways. The Lille Langebro (Little Long bridge) pedestrian and cycle double swing bridge is the latest addition to the Copenhagen waterfront. The...

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Yeongdodaegyo Bascule Bridge

Yeongdodaegyo Bascule Bridge

Eadon Consulting’s extensive experience of moving bridges was called upon to carry out a Category 3 check of the mechanism for a new bascule bridge to be installed in South Korea. The bridge has a nose span of 31m and is 24m wide carrying 6 lanes of traffic.

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Chapel Amble Bridge

Chapel Amble Bridge

As part of an Environment Agency project to create a man-made flood plain for wildlife to flourish, a farmer's access to several fields was going to be cut off, hence a bridge was required to provide access for farm vehicles. Eadon Consulting...

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Odder Steel and Timber Footbridge

Odder Steel and Timber Footbridge

Eadon Consulting carried out the structural design calculations for a 17m spanning, 2m wide footbridge on behalf of Wray Fabrications Ltd. The bridge is made from a pair of parallel universal beam girders supporting a deck of timber cross beams. Key...

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Media City Swing Bridge

Media City Swing Bridge

Media City Swing bridge is a pedestrian footbridge with an unusual structural form. The deck is supported using a series of cable stays, that are supported on masts. The mast structures have a spherical knuckle bearing at their base to allow...

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Eastwood Footbridge

Eastwood Footbridge

The new Eastwood footbridge in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, has been completed and officially opened to the public. The replacement structure, which crosses the Don Navigation and provides a link to local shopping areas, was commissioned after the original bridge fell into a state of disrepair.

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