Case Study—Bespoke Butterfly Arch Truss, Manchester—Carillion Details Client: Carillion Infrastructure Location: Manchester Piccadilly Length: 33m Width 3.5m Form: Skewed Bespoke Butterfly Arch Truss Bridge Project Description CTS were appointed to design, manufacture and install the attractive bespoke footbridge in the busy and restricted city centre location of Piccadilly, Manchester From initial architectural concept drawings, CTS developed the bridge design to maintain both aesthetic intent and buildability. Installation appropriate to the inner city location was the governing parameter in the bridge’s design; resulting in a tied arch solution. The constrained site, over a busy road and adjacent to a train line, required a simple, single lift for safe and fast night installation. Due t

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