Loft of Westminster Bridge?

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Kanastrous
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Loft of Westminster Bridge?

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Okay, here's an obscure chunk of information that so far I've failed to find...maybe someone here knows what I'm after.

I need the loft or radius of Westminster Bridge, in London. That is, seen in lengthwise profile, the roadway/walkway has a very gentle radius to it, lower at the approaches and highest at the center of the span.

If anyone has that information, or a bright idea as to where to find it, I'd be very grateful.

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Seemed sort of vaguely like a 'Science' question, but if it's more of an 'Art' question I trust the mods will move it to where it belongs...
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Re: Loft of Westminster Bridge?

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There is a bunch of 3d models out there, isn't that a good place to start?
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Re: Loft of Westminster Bridge?

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Yes, there are dimensions to be pulled from those but I'm hoping for a figure from documentation. The guys at Transport for London may have it but I don't hold out much hope of hearing back from them any time soon.
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Re: Loft of Westminster Bridge?

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I could give you an estimate based off normal slopes required for drainage, but bridges tend to get special circumstances due to being old and a bugger to alter.
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