The Town Path Bridge is a continuous three span timber structure on masonry abutments and trapezoidal concrete piers. The two timber beams of the superstructure are haunched with short end spans and a long center span over the River Nadder. They look like 100 ft long glulam beams that were treated to survive the wet environment. I wonder how they were able to transport such long elements to the bridge site? The beams support five foot high timber handrails and a timber deck.
Although I couldn't find much information on the bridge, I would guess that it is about 30 years old. Its on the path between Harnham and Salisbury that goes through a large pasture filled with sheep. I think this is a very handsome footbridge that blends in well with the heavily wooded site.
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ReplyDeleteFrom memory the bridge was rebuilt, ~35 years ago.
I think the main timbers are in two sections, joined in the middle with an overlap joint and were delivered by low-loader and placed with a small crane.
The previous bridge was a similar design but had far lower handrails, about half the height. I believe the old bridge used the same concrete piers and brick abutments, although the abutments were partially dismantled and rebuilt.