Skypath, Auckland, New Zealand

Case Study Auckland Harbour Bridge (AHB) has not provided any walking or cycling access since it was built in 1959. The two box girders “clip-on” lanes added in 1969 did not change that as they merely provided additional road traffic capacity. With SkyPath, the famous...

Rhyl Harbour Bridge, Rhyl, Wales, UK

Case Study The new lifting bridge over Rhyl Harbour in North Wales, serves as an additional crossing for pedestrians and cyclists. Spanning the River Clwyd from Rhyl’s West Parade to a newly created public area on the Kinmel Bay side of the river, the elegantly...


Bradkirk Rail Bridge, Blackpool, UK

Case Study The new composite Bradkirk Bridge, featuring materials and technology supplied by Gurit UK, was installed in an impressive 6 hours in Blackpool, Lancashire during May 2010. The bridge replaced an existing metallic bridge that was life expired. The bridge...


EXPO Bridge, Lisbon, Portugal

Case Study Gurit engineered a composite footbridge span for installation in Lisbon for the 1998 EXPO. Two of the bridges span across roads, and the third crossed a railway line. Design was carried out to Portuguese codes, including seismic load cases. The bridge spans...


Whitestone Bridge Fairing, The Bronx, New York

Case Study The Bronx – Whitestone Bridge was completed in 1939, following a similar design concept to the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. Following the collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge additional steel trusses were added to reduce the risk of resonance of the bridge...