Briefing: Restoration of Bersted Crossing footbridge, Bognor Regis, UK

doi:10.1680/bren.2006.159.3.93

Briefing: Restoration of Bersted Crossing footbridge, Bognor Regis, UK

Author: A. Macfarlane
Source: Proceedings of the ICE - Bridge Engineering, Volume 159, Issue 3, pages 93 –95 , ISSN: 1478-4637, E-ISSN: 1751-7664

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Bersted Crossing footbridge is a good example of a wrought iron, lattice girder railway structure from the end of the Victorian era. The poor aesthetic condition of the bridge led to public perception that it required replacement. A sympathetic restoration scheme taking into account the unmodified nature of the wrought iron was shown to be economical and was carried with no disruption to train services. The work received a commendation as part of the 2005 Historic Bridge and Infrastructure awards. This briefing article describes the background to the structure and the work that took place to restore it.

Keywords: conservation; railway systems; bridges
Document Type: In Brief
DOI: 10.1680/bren.2006.159.3.93

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