MediaCityUK Footbridge | |
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 MediaCityUK Footbridge at night | |
| Coordinates | 53°28′17″N2°18′00″W / 53.4713°N 2.3001°W |
| Carries | Pedestrians |
| Crosses | Manchester Ship Canal |
| Locale | MediaCityUK, Salford Quays |
| Other name(s) | Salford Quays Swing Bridge |
| Owner | The Peel Group |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cable-stay swing bridge |
| Material | Steel |
| Total length | 83 metres (272 ft) |
| Width | 6–19 metres (20–62 ft) |
| Height | 31 metres (102 ft) |
| Longest span | 65 metres (213 ft) |
| No. of spans | 2 |
| Piers in water | 1 |
| Clearance above | 48 metres (157 ft) |
| Clearance below | 4.77 metres (15.6 ft) |
| History | |
| Architect | WilkinsonEyre |
| Designer | Gifford (structure), Pinniger (lighting) |
| Engineering design by | Bennett Associates (Atkins) KGAL |
| Constructed by | Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering Ltd |
| Fabrication by | Rowecord Engineering [1] |
| Construction start | September 2009 |
| Construction end | 2011 |
| Construction cost | £11 million |
| Opened | 2011 |
| Location | |
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The Media City Footbridge is a swing-mechanism footbridge over the Manchester Ship Canal near MediaCityUK. It is an asymmetric cable-stayed swing bridge and was completed in 2011. [2] It was designed by Gifford (now part of Ramboll) and WilkinsonEyre. [3]
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The pedestrian bridge links MediaCityUK with the Imperial War Museum North on Trafford Wharf. [4] It weighs 450 tonnes, and has two spans of 65 and 18 metres (213 and 59 ft). It swings through 71 degrees to give a 48-metre (157 ft) navigation channel. [2] The deck of the bridge is an orthotropic steel box. [5] The bridge is supported by eight tapered steel fanned masts. It was built by Balfour Beatty, with the steel fabrication by Rowecord Engineering of Newport, South Wales.[ citation needed ] The swing mechanism is built on a reinforced concrete caisson foundation of 13 metres (43 ft) diameter. Above the water it is 7.3 metres (24 ft) in diameter.[ citation needed ]
