UK has a brand-new longest rail bridge
The last pre-cast deck sector is reduced into location with fantastic event and excitementThe Colne Valley viaduct, which covers 3.4 km (2.1 miles), is being developed by Align JV for HS2 Ltd to bring the brand-new London-Birmingham train line.
The structure brings HS2 at a height of 10 metres throughout the Colne Valley near the M25 freeway and the town of Denham.
It takes the record of the nation's longest rail bridge from the 3.3 km Tay Bridge, integrated in 1887 to connect Fife and Dundee.
The Colne Valley viaduct's building is being handled by the primary works professional Align JV-- a joint endeavor of Bouygues Travaux Publics, Sir Robert McAlpine and VolkerFitzpatrick. It is among 500 bridging structures on the HS2 job.
Structure deal with the viaduct's deck started in May 20...