580 tonne bridge 'brings home the excitement of civil engineering'

By 2012-11-06T10:42:00

Bridge for Manchester Metrolink's airport route being moved into place over the M60 motorway.

UK: The first of two 580 tonne bridges that will carry the Manchester Metrolink light rail extension to Manchester Airport was moved into place over the weekend of November 3-4. The structure was designed to be installed during a single 24 h closure of the over the M60 motorway, but ...

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