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.
For decades, the local community and economy were limited by a weight-restricted, one-way Bailey bridge across the River Trent. Where infrastructure should have been innovative, it instead became a bottleneck for the region, both literally and metaphorically.
To break this deadlock, we partnered with Vistry Group and Chasetown Civil Engineering to install a permanent solution: a high-capacity, multi-span weathering steel highway bridge.
Installing a new bridge was to be no simple feat. Not only did the structure need to span the River Trent, posing significant logistical challenges, but it also had to contend with a complex floodplain.
With installation scheduled for late February 2026, weather conditions became a critical factor. High winds and flooding posed immediate threats to our installation window, requiring a partner with the operational agility and technical confidence to execute under pressure.
This triple-threat environment of logistics, environment, and climate set the stage for a high-stakes installation.
Delivered through a strategic partnership between Chasetown Civil Engineering, Beaver Bridges, and Foundation Piling, this project translated complex blueprints into a physical landmark. As the specialist installation lead, we provided the heavy-lift expertise and technical oversight necessary to execute this high-spec crossing.
The Infrastructure: A 150m multi-span viaduct containing 510 tonnes of structural steelwork.
The Central Span: A 64-metre crossing of the River Trent, weighing 157 tonnes.
The Side Spans: Symmetrical eastern and western spans of 43 metres each.
Material: Weathering steel for zero-maintenance longevity.
Resilience: 2.6-metre vertical clearance above water levels, supported by six specialist culverts.
Stepping up to the plate, our installation was a masterclass in technical precision. To mitigate the risks of the February window, we conducted in-person inspections during the production phase and oversaw Jamestown’s full trial assembly in December 2025.
When the weather finally cleared on 27 February, our team deployed a 600-tonne crawler crane to execute a meticulous six-phase lifting strategy. This methodical choreography allowed us to install the massive girders and main deck elements with surgical precision, turning a hostile environment into a landmark success.
Despite the logistical and environmental hurdles, we successfully completed the first major lift of the new Walton Bridge, proving the resilience of the Shropshire Alliance.
The transformation from a restricted Bailey bridge to a high-capacity highway viaduct acts as a major economic and residential catalyst. As a new strategic link for local commuters and the 2,000-home Dracan Village development, the bridge does more than just diminish a bottleneck; it supports the long-term growth of the entire region.
“Walton Bypass represents another significant milestone for Beaver Bridges,” says Henry Beaver, CEO. “This complex multi-span viaduct, supported by weathering steel main beams to full adoptable highway standards, shows the range and versatility of the business.”
We are proud to have played such a vital role in the delivery of a technically sound, environmentally thoughtful, and structurally graceful piece of infrastructure.