Watch a timelapse film of a 1,100 tonne bridge being manoeuvred into position over a live railway line in Nottingham

Nottingham Bridge

A 1,100 tonne bridge has been manoeuvred into position over a live railway line in Nottingham.

At 104m long and 14.5m wide, it took several weeks to move the bridge into position, with the contractor, a Taylor Woodrow and Alstom joint venture and its partners, Cleveland Bridge and Mammoet, using precision engineering techniques to slide the bridge up to 13 metres per night.

This was all done with the railway and adjacent highways remaining fully operational throughout.

Turner & Townsend, which is managing the project for Nottingham council, said the feat was achieved after years of planning.

Timelapse film of the bridge being moved into place

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