Somos FCC - Nº11

The Mersey Bridge, built by FCC Construc- ción, has been awarded as the best bridge in the world by the International Associa- tion of Bridges and Structural Engineering (IABSE). The IABSE awarded the first prize, recog- nizing the outstanding characteristics of the project worldwide, highlighting its uni- queness, innovation and respect for the environment. The project built by FCC Construcción has won several awards, such as in the “Infrastructure” and “Overall Project of the Year” categories of the prestigious RICS North West awards. In addition, the Mer- sey Bridge has been the protagonist of the prestigious New Civil Engineer magazine. In the main article of the magazine a des- cription was made about the new bridge as well as the main objective of this great civil work, recognized by KPMG among the 100 most important infrastructure pro- jects in the world. About the bridge The bridge has a total length of 2,248 me- ters, with a cable-stayed central section of approximately 1 kilometre and two ac- cess viaducts connected without joints to the central part. The central section has 4 openings supported by three pylons in the Mersey estuary. This unique work has a unique design due to the different heights of the pylons. The work has been carried out with the highest environmental stan- dards. The bridge design was based on the premise of minimal environmental impact and 1,423,225 tons of materials have been recovered and reused in construction. I N N O V A T I O N 43 I N N O V A T I O N