BANN BRIDGE AT PORTADOWN Case Study 2006 What do you do when you have a fully functioning bridge, that has been a landmark for over one hundred years in Portadown town centre but is now suffering from inadequate load capacity? A structural assessment carried out showed that a part of the bridge that had been extended in 1992 exasperated the problem of capacity, with its findings that extensive corrosion throughout the steel beams in this section were evident. The solution was to remodel the structure of the bridge, to bring it in to line with modern load capacity, yet retain the austere character of the natural stone and strengthen both the bridge and its beauty. There are many advantages to using a natural stone like granite supplied by Stonepave UK. Not only is it an eve

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