THE HULME ARCH BRIDGE, MANCHESTER

The award-winning Hulme Arch Bridge in Manchester is a showpiece for the civil engineering profession. Though small in scale, this new cable-stayed road bridge in the heart of the Hulme regeneration area is a perfect example of how imaginative design combined with leading-edge engineering technology can be used to create a landmark structure which captures the public's imagination. The 52 m span is supported by a unique single diagonal parabolic arch made from a tapering trapezoidal steel box section coated in aluminium paint. This paper describes the design and construction of the various elements of the bridge and discusses, in particular, the measures taken to avoid plate buckling and to control concrete foundation temperatures. The bridge was completed in April 1997 and formally opened on 10 May 1997.

• Corporate Authors:

  Thomas Telford Limited

  London,   United Kingdom 
• Authors:
  • Hussain, N
  • WILSON, I
• Conference:
  • PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS: CIVIL ENGINEERING
• Publication Date: 1999-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 2-13
• Serial:
  • Volume: 132
  • Issue Number: 1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Arch bridges; Bridge decks; Construction management; Design; Foundations
• ITRD Terms: 3427: Arch bridge; 3482: Bridge deck; 3666: Construction method; 9011: Design (overall design); 3377: Foundation
• Subject Areas: Construction; Design;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00761447
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Apr 6 1999 12:00AM