Illuminating Bridges and Infrastructures
Delivering high output and accentuating features with precision
Download presentationBridges can become striking landmarks with proper lighting. WE-EF solutions use advanced LED technology and narrow beam optics for precise illumination, reducing light spill and protecting wildlife. Discrete, durable, and corrosion-resistant luminaires offer colour-changing options and long-lasting performance, transforming bridges into iconic structures.
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Durability with a 10-year warranty
High performance and clever optics
Environmentally sensitive lighting
Case Study: Morpeth Bridge
Illuminating heritage for a community celebration
To commemorate Morpeth’s bicentenary in November 2021, the heritage-listed timber truss bridge was illuminated in a project designed as a symbolic gift to the town. Honouring the bridge’s historic significance, the lighting design was carefully developed to ensure full compliance with heritage guidelines.
Illuminating heritage for a community celebration
To commemorate Morpeth’s bicentenary in November 2021, the heritage-listed timber truss bridge was illuminated in a project designed as a symbolic gift to the town. Honouring the bridge’s historic significance, the lighting design was carefully developed to ensure full compliance with heritage guidelines.
The Lighting Brief
The challenge was to illuminate the bridge’s unique architectural features, including its riveted steel structure, piers, abutments, and deck, while preserving its heritage integrity. Different lighting scenes were required to highlight specific areas of the bridge, creating a balanced and captivating visual impact. Custom brackets and cabling systems were engineered to avoid penetrating the timber structure.
WE-EF Solution
The dynamic lighting scenes transformed the Morpeth Bridge into a vibrant landmark, with different areas illuminated to enhance both architectural detail and community connection. The programmable lighting allows the bridge to celebrate events such as Anzac Day, Christmas, and International Women’s Day, ensuring its role as a cultural focal point while respecting its historic significance.
“In my 35 years+ of lighting, this has to be one of the nicest projects I’ve ever worked on, because of the brilliant teamwork!”
Gavin Macrae, Stramac Lighting
Products
WE-EF provided 48 FLC220-CC luminaires, carefully programmed to create lighting scenes tailored to each section of the bridge. These scenes painted the riveted steel structure with dynamic colour variations while providing functional yet subtle illumination for piers, abutments, and the deck. Custom mounting solutions ensured seamless integration without compromising the heritage structure.
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WE-EF Toolbox for lighting Bridges and Infrastructures
Lighting bridge supports
Narrow and very narrow beam projectors
I-beams, girders, and arches require narrow-beam projectors for precise highlighting. Cables and wires can be challenging to illuminate, but precision optics ensure even thin elements stand out subtly.
Narrow and very narrow beam projectors
I-beams, girders, and arches require narrow-beam projectors for precise highlighting. Cables and wires can be challenging to illuminate, but precision optics ensure even thin elements stand out subtly.
Lighting decks
Concealed linear luminaires, grazing projectors
Lighting the underside of the deck creates a floating effect. Concealed luminaires provide indirect illumination, while grazing optics highlight architectural lines. Proper placement prevents glare and enhances reflections in urban or waterfront settings.
Concealed linear luminaires, grazing projectors
Lighting the underside of the deck creates a floating effect. Concealed luminaires provide indirect illumination, while grazing optics highlight architectural lines. Proper placement prevents glare and enhances reflections in urban or waterfront settings.
Lighting piles, piers and abutments
Wall washers and narrow-beam optics
Flat surfaces like stone or concrete abutments benefit from wall washing with projectors or inground luminaires. Tall cylindrical piers are best highlighted with narrow or very narrow beams to emphasise height while avoiding light spill. Surface texture and ambient lighting guide optic selection for uniform illumination.
Wall washers and narrow-beam optics
Flat surfaces like stone or concrete abutments benefit from wall washing with projectors or inground luminaires. Tall cylindrical piers are best highlighted with narrow or very narrow beams to emphasise height while avoiding light spill. Surface texture and ambient lighting guide optic selection for uniform illumination.
Minimising light spill
IOS® LED optics
Bridges require precise lighting to avoid glare affecting traffic and wildlife. WE-EF’s IOS® system ensures full cut-off (ULOR = 0%), meaning no upward light output, minimising light pollution while precisely directing downward light. Optimised shielding and accessories ensure targeted, efficient illumination without unwanted spill.
IOS® LED optics
Bridges require precise lighting to avoid glare affecting traffic and wildlife. WE-EF’s IOS® system ensures full cut-off (ULOR = 0%), meaning no upward light output, minimising light pollution while precisely directing downward light. Optimised shielding and accessories ensure targeted, efficient illumination without unwanted spill.
Durability under harsh conditions
5CE Corrosion Protection
WE-EF’s 5CE Superior Corrosion Protection system ensures long-lasting durability for exterior luminaires through a multi-layered approach. 1: Architectural grade powdercoat 2: 'Intercoat' bonding primer 3: Conversion coating 4: Etched surface (5CE+ only) 5: Metal substrate
5CE Corrosion Protection
WE-EF’s 5CE Superior Corrosion Protection system ensures long-lasting durability for exterior luminaires through a multi-layered approach. 1: Architectural grade powdercoat 2: 'Intercoat' bonding primer 3: Conversion coating 4: Etched surface (5CE+ only) 5: Metal substrate
Dynamic lighting for landmarks
Tunable white lighting dynamically adjusts colour temperatures to enhance bridge aesthetics and functionality. Smooth transitions between warm and cool white light improve visibility, highlight structure, and adapt to different times of day or events.
2.700K Create a welcoming ambience, making the bridge an inviting space for pedestrians to linger. Enhances comfort in recreational areas.
3.500K Provide a natural, unobtrusive look that highlights the structure without drawing excessive attention. Ideal for general nighttime use.
6.000K Emphasise architectural details, enhance visibility, and create a striking, modern appearance. Often applied in sequences for dynamic effects.
