25/05/2026
🌉 Lorne Swing Bridge – Part 2 🚛🏗️🌊
Part 2 of the iconic Lorne Swing Bridge project - taking the bridge from the workshop floor to its final home in Lorne.
After the bridge had been fully fabricated and trial assembled in-house at Metfab during Part 1, the entire structure was carefully dismantled and prepared for finishing before being sent away for powder coating. Once coated, every section was transported down to Lorne ready for onsite assembly and installation.
With a project of this size and complexity, a huge amount of planning went into the transport and installation process. Each section had to be carefully unloaded, staged, aligned, and reassembled along the riverbank before final welding and crane lifts could take place.
Using cranes and onsite welding, the bridge was progressively assembled section by section right on the beachfront. Because the entire structure had already been fully checked and trial fitted in our workshop beforehand, the installation process onsite ran smoothly with all sections lining up exactly as planned 👌
These photos capture the onsite side of the project - from unloading and staging the bridge sections, to crane lifts, onsite welding, alignment work, and final assembly before the bridge was lifted into position to replace the original swing bridge.
A massive effort by everyone involved and a project we’re still proud to look back on years later.
Stay tuned for the Final Part where we’ll show the completed bridge finished, installed, and being used today in Lorne 👌🌊
