Landshut Bridge is a road bridge in Elgin, Moray, Scotland which crosses the River Lossie. The bridge is named after Landshut in Bavaria, Germany, a twin town of Elgin.[1][2]
History
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The bridge was designed as part of the Elgin Flood Alleviation Scheme as a replacement for Pansport Bridge, which was in the same location. Landshut Bridge is longer and has an additional span in order to cross a second channel of the River Lossie added as part of the flood alleviation project.[3]
Construction began in 2011. A temporary bridge was installed adjacent to the construction site to allow Pansport Bridge to be demolished and Landshut Bridge to be constructed.[4] The bridge was completed in July 2014.[5]
Design
editThe bridge is 75 metres (246 feet) long and has two spans. The deck is cable-suspended. The main contractor was Morrison Construction and the steelwork was erected by the Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company.[5][4][6]
References
edit- ^ "Landmark bridge helps strengthen Bavarian links". Inside Moray. 2014-08-29. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
- ^ Robertson, John (2014-08-29). "Moray bridge christened in twin town gesture". Press and Journal. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
- ^ Kemp, Daniel (2013-11-15). "Engineering dreamland on Scotland's largest-ever flood prevention job". Construction News. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
- ^ a b "A bridge to the future" (PDF). New Steel Construction. Vol. 22, no. 2. March–April 2014. p. 16. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
- ^ a b "Landshut Bridge". Moray Council. 2016-03-01. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
- ^ "Elgin bridge brings £100,000 saving". Northern Scot. 2011-09-10. Retrieved 2022-09-03.