Posts Tagged: "Bridge Design"

Laguna Garzon Bridge | Ring Shaped Bridge In The Uruguayan Lagoon

Laguna Garzon Bridge is a ring-shaped road bridge designed by the Uruguayan architect Rafael Viñoly. This cool looking bridge stretches across a lagoon and connects Maldonado and Rocha cities in Uruguay. After 12 months, over 450 tons of formed steel, 40,000 metres of post-tensioned cables and 3,500 cubic metres of concrete, this architectural beauty is completed and it looks fantastic. The bridge …

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Gateshead Millennium Bridge | Tilting Bridge in England

The Gateshead Millennium Bridge connects the south bank of Gateshead’s Quays and the north bank of the Quayside of Newcastle across the River Tyne. The design seems pretty simple and yet very elegant. The bridge is consisted of two stylish curves, one of which serves as a deck for pedestrians and cyclists, and the other …

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ADA BRIDGE | BELGRADE, SERBIA

Ada Bridge in Serbia is a part of the city of Belgrade’s huge project that aims to reduce the traffic congestion, being a part of the Inner City Semi Ring Road and connected to the highway. It is a single pylon cable-stayed asymmetrically built construction. The product was awarded to the Ponting company from Slovenia. …

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MERCHANT SQUARE FOOTBRIDGE | PADDINGTON, LONDON

The pedestrian bridge by bridge designers Knight Architects called the Merchant Square Footbridge in Paddington, London, UK is intended to become open next year. It is strongly influenced by a Japanese hand fan in its shape, as well as functionality. The bridge that will be 10 feet wide and 66 feet long is consisted of …

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MOSES BRIDGE | SUNKEN BRIDGE IN THE NETHERLANDS (VIDEO)

Aptly named the Moses Bridge, this sunken bridge designed by Ro & AD Architects from the Netherlands, has in fact parted waters. The bridge is in the Netherlands and it is the most practical and fun way of accessing the stunning 17th century fortress. The moat was intended to provide additional protection for the Fort …

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Te Matau a Pohe ‘Fish hook of Pohe’ Bridge by Knight Architects

Knight Architects used a fish hook as the inspiration for the Fish hook of Pohe bridge in Whangarei in New Zealand and their interpretation of this extensively used motif in local Maori culture made this bridge stunning. The official name of the bridge is Te Matau a Pohe, meaning The Fish hook of Pohe and …

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SCALE LANE BRIDGE | SWINGING BRIDGE

The Scale Lane Bridge or, as it is also known, the River Hull Footbridge in Kingston upon Hull, or simply just Hull, UK is not just a simple utilitarian connection between two sides of the Hull river. It is a product that spawned from the winning design by McDowell + Benedetti from an international competition held …

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