Ben Salter's photos with the keyword: Pont y Werin

Rain

28 Jan 2012 96
Heavy rain on the river Ely.

View from the allotment

25 Mar 2010 96
Looking down from Penarth the height of the jib on this crane can be compared to the nearby apartments.

River crossing

25 Mar 2010 91
This crane is the tallest crane in the UK with a 1,200 tonne lifting capacity. It was built in Germany, at a cost of £4 million, and is used all over the world for various lifting projects. It arrived on 48 articulated lorries and took six men four days to put together, with the help of a smaller crane. When fully assembled it is over 100 metres (328 ft) high, and weighs nearly 1,400 tonnes. This is equivalent to the weight of 70 double-decker buses or three jumbo jets full of passengers

Just checking

25 Mar 2010 77
More activity on the bridge after a rain shower.

Gloomy skies

25 Mar 2010 82
The second section being lowered into place, as seen from the waterbus.

A wet deck

25 Mar 2010 85
Workers manouvre the third section into place. This section will lift like drawbridge to allow tall boats beneath

The business end

25 Mar 2010 91
This crane is the largest mobile crane in the UK. It costs a million pounds to transport it, and a thousand pounds an hour to operate!!!

Men and machines

25 Mar 2010 72
Activity at the site of the new footbridge.

The first bit

25 Mar 2010 98
The first section of the new bridge in place.

Overview

25 Mar 2010 88
The new Pont y Werin fottbridge under construction using the 290ft-high crane, which has a lifting capacity of 1200 tonnes.

Picking up the pieces

25 Mar 2010 80
This crane is the tallest crane in the UK with a 1,200 tonne lifting capacity. It was built in Germany, at a cost of £4 million, and is used all over the world for various lifting projects. It arrived on 48 articulated lorries and took six men four days to put together, with the help of a smaller crane. When fully assembled it is over 100 metres (328 ft) high, and weighs nearly 1,400 tonnes. This is equivalent to the weight of 70 double-decker buses or three jumbo jets full of passengers

Big reach

25 Mar 2010 89
This crane is the largest mobile crane in the UK. It costs a million pounds to transport it, and a thousand pounds an hour to operate!!!