Gelderd footbridge Armley Gyratory replacement of new 4-metre wide bridge 12-15 January 2024

Leeds City Council made a local first to remove and replace an existing footbridge, over a single weekend on 12 - 15 January 2024.
The successful installation of the new bridge was delivered and was fully re-opened 5 hours earlier than scheduled.
The removal of the Gelderd Road footbridge over the Armley Gyratory is the second of three footbridges around the Gyratory which will be replaced with new footbridges with more accessible footways.
Gelderd Road footbridge is a single-span footbridge with a 24.9 metre beam and weighing around 75 tonnes. It was removed with an SPMT (self-propelled modular transporter) which safely lifted the bridge from its abutments and transported it into the site compound, to be later broken down and recycled.
Built in the early 1970’s the footbridges along with Spence Lane will be replaced with a new footbridge to include accessible ramps to better meet the needs of non-motorised users and people with disabilities. All the new upgraded footbridges are designed to ensure they will need less maintenance work and inspection, over future decades.

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Happy to provide some wheels!