Bennett Associates

Engineering Design Consultants

Lowry Centre Footbridge

 
   
New 95m long lifting footbridge over Manchester Ship Canal
18 metre total lift
Less than 3 minutes to lift or lower
Integrated sequential operation:- Full control of bridge movement provided by just 3 push buttons
Advanced ‘maintenance mode’ control for one or both sides of the bridge

Brief description of control systems

Movement of bridge, barriers and span locks
Control of pedestrian warning systems
Proportional speed control of bridge movement
Advanced ‘Feed Forward’ level correction system
Independent speed and position monitors
Automatic operation on electric or diesel power
Wind speed and rope load interlocks
Digital system description readouts
Digital prompting for operators
Control of motors and power pack on both sides of the canal
Control of navigation traffic lights and all proving circuits
Advanced zoned fault annunciation system


 
Lowry Centre Footbridge over the Manchester
Ship Canal

     
     
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