3 Danish hybridbridges There is a growing awareness of the multiple bene?ts of GRP composite, and one application where GRP can make a decisive di?erence is as a surfacing material for pedestrian and cycle bridges. The GRP can be customized to the bridge speci?cations required - in terms of both strength, rigidity and weight. A hybrid solution combining wood, steel and GRP composite provides a competitive alternative to conventional concrete or steel structures. So competitive that international consultants at NIRAS declared GRP to be the 'X factor' in a recent project where Fiberline was a supplier. In this newsletter you can read about two topical examples of pedestrian and cycle bridges in which the solution chosen was a hybrid bridge with a GRP deck. Two cycle bridges In October 2015

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