The Gull Wing bridge, crossing Lake Lothing, will minimize congestion on the current infrastructure network to improve accessibility and direct the development of the city of Lowestoft.
The new bascule bridge is higher and longer than surrounding bridges and allows larger ships to pass without the need to open the bascule span.
RCK Biuro Inżynierskie took part in this project in the Tekla model and used workshop documentation for parts of the north and south approaches of the bridge.
Within this project, the following spans were carried by RCK:
--- NAV 3 ---
- 172t of steel
- main girders made of welded I-sections
- girder’s height: 2.45m
- span’s length: 50m
--- SAV 2 ---
- 85t of steel
- main girders made of welded I-sections
- girder’s height: 1.20 - 2.15m
- span’s length: 30m
--- SAV 3 ---
- 196t of steel
- main girders made of welded I-sections passing into box-sections
- girder’s height: 1.75 – 3.25m
- span’s length: 41m
--- SAV4 ---
- 340t of steel
- main girders made of welded box-sections
- girder’s height: 3.25 – 2.75m
- span’s length: 53m
Parties to the project:
- Tekla model and workshop documentation: RCK Biuro Inżynierskie/ Victor Buyck
- Steel Construction: Victor Buyck
- Client: Suffolk County Council
- General Contractor(s): Farrans Construction
- Engineering: Arup, HPBW
