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A modern, steel pedestrian bridge with triangular supports spans over a body of water, beneath a clear blue sky. Sparse grass and rocks are visible in the foreground. A person is walking on the bridge.
Banff Bridge

Banff Bridge

Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Client   Aberdeenshire Council
Foot & Cycle
Working closely with client Aberdeenshire Council and project sponsor Sustrans, we are developing designs for a new active travel bridge over the River Deveron where it meets the Moray Firth. The new crossing will link the coastal towns of Banff and Macduff, alleviating foot and cycle traffic from an existing, category A listed stone arch bridge.
A stone bridge with multiple arches spans a calm river. Grassy banks and scattered rocks line the river. Trees and hills with autumn foliage are visible in the background. The sky is overcast with dense clouds.

Short Span

Two options are being pursued demonstrating different relationships between the existing and new structure as it spans over the exposed estuary. The first scheme runs just to the north of the existing bridge, taking advantage of the landings’ higher ground to avoid the onerous flood/storm surge constraint. The geometry and span configuration relate to the existing bridge, reinterpreted as Y-piers supporting a simple slender structure that sits within the silhouette of the existing bridge.

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A modern, multi-arch bridge spans over a river, with grassy fields in the foreground. The sky above is cloudy, and several people are walking across the bridge.

Long Span

Of two options prepared, this second, more structurally ambitious proposal is located further north towards the open sea, where stable ground is confined to the edges of the estuary. In this location a larger, longer span configuration is required structurally and is visually more appropriate, given the ample offset from the existing bridge. A series of repeated triangular truss elements are hung from a pair of pylons to support the deck. At midspan the trusses flip below deck providing a greater feeling of openness and uninterrupted views at mid crossing.

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A modern, steel pedestrian bridge with triangular supports spans over a body of water, beneath a clear blue sky. Sparse grass and rocks are visible in the foreground. A person is walking on the bridge.
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Illustration of a Y-shaped bridge design. Three figures, two adults and a child, stand on the central platform. The bridge rises above a body of water, with mechanical arms extending upwards.
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A scenic view of a bridge with multiple arches spanning across a calm body of water. The sky is overcast, and there are trees and grassy hills on one side of the bridge.

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