Case Study
Wichelstowe Rail Footbridge
Alun Griffiths (Contractors) Ltd Waterways House · Llanfoist · Abergavenny · Monmouthshire · NP7 9LN Tel. 01873 857211 · Fax. 01873 857679 Email sales@alungriffiths.co.uk · www.alungriffiths.co.uk Client Swindon Borough Council Location Swindon Value £1.1m WICHELSTOWE RAIL FOOTBRIDGE Located approximately 2.5 miles to the south west of Swindon Town Centre and approximately 1.6 miles to the east of junction 16 of the M4 the new bridge provides pedestrian and cycle access over the Great Western Railway Line. The bridge has a 27m main span and is a Warren truss, steel superstructure. The height of the structure gives railway track headroom of 5.8m to allow for the future electrification of the line. The upper 50m of the