From concept to completion, Beaver Bridges offers end-to-end services for permanent and temporary bridge projects. Whether you're planning new infrastructure or upgrading existing assets, our in-house teams deliver compliant, cost-effective, and future-ready solutions — on time, every time.
From national infrastructure to private developments, Beaver Bridges supports a wide range of sectors with bespoke bridging solutions. Our experience spans highways, rail, energy, and public sector projects — as well as private estates and commercial schemes. Wherever your project sits, we have the tools, talent, and track record to deliver.
Explore the wide range of bridge solutions delivered by Beaver Bridges. We design and build both permanent and temporary structures for projects of all sizes. With strong engineering expertise and a practical approach, we provide safe, reliable and compliant bridge systems tailored to each project’s needs and environment.
From remote landscapes to live rail environments, Beaver Bridges thrives in complex settings where others hesitate. Our in-house team brings together decades of engineering expertise, ensuring we meet challenges head-on — safely, sustainably, and without compromise.
Nunney Footbridge, situated next to Nunney Castle in Frome, became unsafe due to rotting wooden support beams and cross planking. The bridge, which is in constant use throughout the year, serves residents and tourists alike. The scope of works for the footbridge replacement included the site set up and welfare, EA involvement, flood risk assessment, stakeholder and public liaison, with mailshots informing residents of planned works and timescales, safe removal, storage and re-instatement of street furniture. Other tasks included safe removal and disposal from the site of the old footbridge, and installation of the new structure, including traffic management.
The replacement bridge was built to the Client’s design, with cambered steel beams clad in hardwood timber with a softwood deck. The overall length of the new structure was 12.940m with a clear internal width of 1.024m. Galvanised Steel Grade to S355 with pedestrian loading 5 kN/m2 and self-weight of 5.1 tonnes was also utilised.
The works were carried out within an urban setting with due care and consideration given to the environment, the public and surrounding historic buildings. The client, Somerset County Council was pleased with the outcome and the good level of communication we maintained throughout the project with them and with the public, and with the methods implemented to carry out the works in what was an awkward site.