| Markham Culverts is the sole agency in Papua New Guinea
for Eastbridge Bridging systems and provides advice, back up service
& launching equipment from it's Lae plant. Qualified on site supervision is available during launching if required. |
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Truss Bridges: Up to 120m Single Span Eastbridge has been providing most of the long span truss bridges for Papua New Guinea over the last 20 plus years. The proven Eastbridge Truss system is ideally suited for the difficult access & remote sites in Papua New Guinea. Hot Dip Galvanised finishes or specialised coatings are available with a choice of steel, timber or concrete deck options. Launching Equipment stocked in Lae, can be provided on loan to our customers.
The Balima Bridge in West New Britain |
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Plate Girder Bridges: Plate girder bridges, of all sizes are available complete with highway furniture, bearings etc if required. Available in a variety of finishes including Hot Dip Galvanised at the plant. |
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| Rapid Deployment Bridges:
Up to 30m Span Available in Light, Standard and Heavy versions this easy to assemble bridging system can be carried into difficult sites and rapidly launched with minimal equipment. A footbridge version is also available. The 21m standard RDB (shown right) is located at a village near Kerowagi in the Western Highlands. It was built by the villagers with the assistance from DOW Bantz & Markham Culverts staff members in their own time. The funding came from an Austrian assistance programme sought by the Provincial Administrator. The benefits of small, light easily carried components being demonstrated in this remote & difficult to access location |
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The picture on the right shows some visitors to the village coming to enjoy the "Sing Sing Taim" at the celebration of the new crossing |
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The Photograph shows the PNG Defence Force at Igam Barracks in a Bridge building Competition launching entirely by hand The winners assembled and launched a 9m bridge in 1hr 40 minutes. |
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