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  • Home
  • About Us
    • Inside Team
    • Connections
    • Gallery
  • McLean Taylor
    • Blackfriars Bridge
    • Gully Creek Bridge
    • Lantz Bridge
    • Chepstow Culvert
    • Rondeau Jetty 5
    • St. Marys
    • Railway Bridges
    • Other Recent Projects
  • Stone Town
    • Kitchener 5A Storage Tank
    • Ottawa-Trussler Pumping Station
    • Doon South Pumping Station
    • Strange Street Water Supply Station
    • Hopewell Crossing Pumping Station
    • Other Recent Projects
  • Concrete Barrier/Traffic Control
  • Services
    • Pile Driving
    • Structural Steel Repair
    • Deck Finishing
    • Bridge Jacking
    • Shoring
    • Bridge Access and Inspection
    • Demolition
    • Cofferdams/Dewatering
  • Contact
    • Careers
PROJECT:

Blackfriars Bridge

CITY OF LONDON, ONTARIO
DESCRIPTION:
Opened in September 1875, Blackfriars Bridge is a single span structure, over the north branch of the Thames River, connecting Ridout Street North to Blackfriars Street. The rehabilitation of the existing 140 year-old bowstring-arch-through-truss bridge included: 
  • Removal of the existing bridge from abutments and disassembly
  • Replacement of cover plates on top chord arches
  • Modification to top chord hangers and diagonal connection details
  • Strengthening of vertical and diagonal truss members
  • Rehabilitation of bridge bearings and top portion of the abutments
  • Modifications to the existing hand rail and posts
  • Reinstatement of the original lattice panels on pedestrian walkway
  • Erecting the rehabilitated bridge on new bearings
  • Installation of new street works, including curb and gutter, concrete paving, unit pavers and landscaping

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McLean Taylor was awarded the Ontario Public Works Association’s Public Works Project of the Year Award for 2018
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