Arup has decades of experience designing and maintaining some of the world’s most important bridges.
We work with clients to understand their needs and aspirations, so that our solutions make their bridge programmes possible – whether big and small. We then bring together leading global experts across disciplines to create teams that can deliver world-class bridge engineering anywhere. Long-span bridges open regions to opportunity and link communities. Our teams collaborate with architects, developers and the public sector to shape ambitious, pragmatic and enduring bridges that transform the way people live and work.
How and where bridges are sited, built and operated can have significant impacts on both people and the surrounding environment. Arup develops bridges which support a range of multi-modal travel options where possible. Sustainable construction methods and materials are also key to future bridge structures and we are at the forefront of innovation concepts and research in this area.
How we can help
We have realised many of the world’s significant road, rail and pedestrian bridges. Major bridges today are increasingly sophisticated infrastructure. We draw on Arup’s deep expertise in fundamentals such as wind engineering and seismic design as well as security, lighting, intelligent transport and more.
Our approach is multi-disciplinary, combining a range of related technical and engineering expertise. In a joint venture to design, develop and project-manage the Queensferry Crossing, Scotland’s largest infrastructure project in a generation, our integrated bridge team incorporates diverse skills including project finance, procurement, environmental, marine, geotechnics, landscaping, electrical, and mechanical disciplines.
We believe in continuing to innovate in bridge design. For Singapore’s much-awarded Helix Bridge we achieved its design mimicking the double-helix structure of DNA, using our own Arup’s 3D software. In this virtual environment, we developed a design that achieved both stunning effect and surprising strength with efficient use of steel.
Strong track record
In the 1970s we spanned the Benue River to reconnect the north-east region of Nigeria cut off by annual floods. Arup designed the Øresund Link, which joins Sweden and Denmark, and which was completed ahead of schedule and on budget. For Hong Kong’s Stonecutter Bridge, we produced the world’s second longest cable-stayed span, designed to withstand typhoon winds during construction and operation.