Man-made fibre closes gap on traditional bridge-building materials

25 October 2007

A new plastic footbridge may set the way for other bridges of its kind, following the successful construction of the UK’s first in St Austell.

Network Rail has recently installed the bridge, made from fibre reinforced polymer (FRP), over tracks at Alexander Road. The company has invested £435,000 in the technology and is looking at whether FRP can be used to renew bridges on other parts of the rail network to replace traditional materials such as steel, concrete or timber.

Designed by Parsons Brinkerhoff and installed by contractor Nuttall, the bridge will open to pedestrians in November.

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