Final Design for Replacement of Palmer Bridge, Freestone
Project :
Final Design for Replacement of Palmer Bridge, Freestone
Client :
Brown Contractors
Project Value :
Project Overview :
Brown Contractors (BC) engaged JJR to undertake the design of the Palmer Bridge replacement project for Southern Downs Regional Council. The bridge was a three-span timber bridge of length 25m with carriageway width of 5.5m across the bridge.
JJR Involvement :
JJR’s expert engineers prepared Final Design drawings for the replacement of the Palmer Bridge, which included a desktop review of all existing information including detailed review of geotechnical and asset information, as well as a site inspection prior to preparation of Final Design drawings in accordance with the following standards and guidelines:
- AS 1170 Structural design actions;
- AS 3845-1999 Road safety barrier system;
- AS 5100-2017;
- AS 4100;
- AS 3600;
- AS 4678 Earth retaining structures;
- Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) standards and technical specifications including MRTS 1400-1500 series;
- TMR Design Criteria for Bridges and other Structures (February 2018);
- TMR Road Planning and Design Manual (2nd edition);
- TMR Roads Pavement Design Supplement;
- TMR Bridge Design Manual;
- TMR Supplement to Austroads Guide to Road Design;
- TMR Supplement to Austroads Guide to Bridge Technology;
- Austroads Guide to Road Design Practice;
- Austroads Guide to Bridge Technology;
- Austroads Waterway Design: A guide to the Hydraulic Design of Bridges, Culverts and Floodway’s (1994); and
- Any other relevant standards, specifications and design guidelines.
