| Project Description: | Viewing platforms and bridge |
| Client: | York Millennium Bridge Trust Ltd |
| Architects: | Robert Rumney Architects, Sevenoaks |
| Engineers: | Whitby Bird & Partners, London |
| Main Contractor: | C. Spencer Ltd, Barrow on Humber |
| Wood Working Contractors: | Engineered Wood Products Ltd (seating, decking, handrails) |
| Timber Species: | Cumaru Supplied by Ecotimber Ltd |
| Completion Date: | 2001 |
EWP Involvement:
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EWP made the bench seats from 40x90 strips of cumaru bolted together with stainless steel rods and spacers. 4 seats were curved using 4 laminations per strip. For the viewing platforms, special handrails with a full elliptical cross section were machined in house. |
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