Constructing a bridge across a busy airport taxiway is a unique process, so much so that Gatwick's new air bridge is one of only two such structures in the world. This fully enclosed bridge has a span of 198m, incorporating more than 2,700t of steel, and provides a permanent link for pedestrians between Gatwick Airport's North Terminal and a new satellite building known as Pier 6. Watson Steel fabricated the bridge in five component parts consisting of the 164m long 2,000t central deck section; two Y-shaped support piers, and two 17m long end deck sections thai connect the bridge with the cores.
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