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ASHCROFT BRIDGE
Location:Over the Thompson River at Ashcroft, BC, Canada Description:Two lane steel box girder river crossing. Total length: 239 m (784 ft.) Owner and Client:Government of British Columbia Scope of Work:After reviewing a scheme for widening the old 239 m (784 ft.) long truss bridge at this site, Buckland & Taylor Ltd. was asked to fast-track design a replacement bridge, resulting in this composite trapezoidal box structure erected by launching from each bank. The bridge crosses the Thompson River and railway tracks. It was designed to be erected by launching from each bank in order to minimize falsework in the river and occupancy of the railway tracks. The original intention was to widen the existing truss bridge, but when the prices came in high, Buckland & Taylor Ltd. was retained to suggest improvements to the widening scheme. This was done, but it was also shown that for a small increase in cost the Government could in fact have a new bridge. Design of the new bridge was commissioned, but it had to be done fast in order to make use of the construction funds available during the fiscal year. Completed in 1991.
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