Great Valley Trail Bridges
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Location: Alpine Valley, Victoria
Client: Alpine Shire
Scope:
- Design of 5 bridges along the Great Valley Trail, a 26km sealed, family-friendly trail that connects Bright to Harrietville.
- Bridges included a trafficable steel/concrete bridge, trafficable culvert, two trafficable 18m steel brdiegs and one 24m steel pedestrian bridge
- Catchment analysis & site surveys
- Detailing of bridges using BIM software
Design Achievements: Development of fit for purpose transportable modular bridge sections which can be transported to site and into position within the access constraints
Design Highlights: Supporting the local community with new infrastructure
Design Considerations:
- Ensuring the bridges have sufficient freeboard to maintain operation during flood events
- Ensuring bridges can support emergency service vehicles responding to incidents
