Minimum width of maintenance access footway in revetment
Minimum width of maintenance access footway in revetment
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Hello,
My company is installing a maintenance access platform on the underside of a bridge soffit at each abutment. The head clearance needs to be 1.8m, and wedges need cutting out of the revetments to install it.
I am really struggling to find a British Standard or otherwise that identifies the minimum access width of a path to inspect and maintain bridge bearings at the abutments. Can anyone advise from experience if there is such a standard, and if not, what minimum width would need to be accommodated into the design? I need this to understand whether we can just cut a wedge out and achieve the width at the current revetment angles or not.
Cheers,
Dan
My company is installing a maintenance access platform on the underside of a bridge soffit at each abutment. The head clearance needs to be 1.8m, and wedges need cutting out of the revetments to install it.
I am really struggling to find a British Standard or otherwise that identifies the minimum access width of a path to inspect and maintain bridge bearings at the abutments. Can anyone advise from experience if there is such a standard, and if not, what minimum width would need to be accommodated into the design? I need this to understand whether we can just cut a wedge out and achieve the width at the current revetment angles or not.
Cheers,
Dan






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