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New video shows mammoth task of bridge move
The gradual winching in to place of the new £11 million Arena Island Bridge has been revealed in a new video.
A time-lapse camera captured the 63-metre, 28-tonne steel strucutre being moved painstakingly slowly across the Avon New Cut during the summer.
The bridge will connect the arena to Cattle Market Road and Temple Meads station.
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Bridge facts and figures
How big is it? The bridge is approximately 63 metres long and 18 metres wide.
What’s it made of? The bridge is made of around 137 individual pieces of steel. These pieces have been welded together on the arena island site to create the bridge frame, which has just been launched across the river. It has being moved across the river using a pulley-system and, once securely in place, the tarmac road and walkways will be added.
In Numbers: The largest piece of steel weighs 28 tonnes. It features 820 tonnes of structural steel, and has necessitated 200 tonnes of equipment and temporary works to support it. 2.5 tonnes of onsite welding have taken place to date.
There are also 348 metres of concrete piles in the foundations.
And 1,258 days of welding and painting.
