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Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Strong Bridges Ltd is a small business based in Perthshire that has been designing, making and installing innovative footbridges and forest products adding value to home grown timber in Scotland since 1992.

Sunday 21 November 2010

The Big Day : 16 of November 2010

The Bridge is finally open to the public, come to see it...and the fabulous falls too! The weather is no excuse as the bridge has a shelter!

Countdown

The last touch for the path.

Tuesday 19 October 2010

Bridge in position



The ballustrade is being installed.



Friday 8 October 2010

The big move!

We made skis for the bridge.
Winching and winching: Team work is essential (well, Ben did most of it anyway!)


Here we go! 
The weather was in our side, at last!
Halfway! (this is not a photomontage)

Wednesday 22 September 2010

Temporary Launch Bridge

Building the steel beam bridge.


The beams are being installed over the falls.


One side ready!

The temporary bridge is finished.

Monday 6 September 2010

Copper Roof

The Copper roof is now installed!

Wednesday 1 September 2010

Deck sanding & antislip

Ben sanding the deck, he loves it!


















































































Antislipping!
















Diagonals & Decking

The diagonal & vertical steel fabs are installed.













Looking good!









































































The Arch

Timber & Steel together.

The poles lined, ready for uplift.


A gantry & tirfors are needed for the uplift.





Winching & winching...




It's up!

Abutments

A temporary wooden bridge is built. We can also build the abutments in the other side.

The poles

The poles are cleaned of any bark ready to be sanded.