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Case Study 4: Canada Street Bridge Nelson Street Cycleway

1 March 2018

INFORMATION

  • OWNER: NEW ZEALAND TRANSPORT AGENCY
  • ENGINEER: DESIGN TEAM LEADER AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: NOVARE DESIGN / ARCHITECT: MONK MACKENZIE
  • BUILDER: STRUCTURAL STEEL CONTRACTOR: PFS ENGINEERING / MAIN CONTRACTOR: HAWKINS INFRASTRUCTURE

THE FACTS

  • World’s first curved, triangular orthotropic steel bridge
  • 160m long, 4m wide
  • 300 tonnes of structural steel
  • More than $3.5 million worth of fabricated structural steel sections

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The award-winning Canada Street Bridge is a world-first: it’s the only curved, triangular orthotropic steel bridge of its kind.

Part of Auckland’s Nelson Street Cycleway, the unique structure was built to fulfil the NZ Transport Agency’s (NZTA’s) vision of providing world-class cycling infrastructure throughout each major town and city in New Zealand.

‘Bikes over the bridge by Christmas’ was the objective set in October 2014. In just 14 months,….read or print the full case study.

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