2013

NZ2742 : The Kingsgate Footbridge over the Wear

taken 11 years ago, near to Durham, County Durham, England

The Kingsgate Footbridge over the Wear
The Kingsgate Footbridge over the Wear
This footbridge designed by Ove Arup was completed in 1963. It is 17 metres high and 106.7 metres long. Arup considered this bridge his finest work. He planned every detail, including the unusual way it was constructed. The need for scaffolding on the river was eliminated by casting the bridge in two halves, one for each bank. The halves were then swivelled out from the banks to meet.
Concrete Quarterly described the result as "A thin, taut, white band stretching horizontally across the valley, resting on a pair of slender tapered fingers in a V-shape rising from each side of the river". LinkExternal link LinkExternal link LinkExternal link

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NZ2742, 1562 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David P Howard   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 27 August, 2013   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 3 September, 2013
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 2759 4211 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:46.3894N 1:34.3587W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 2755 4214
View Direction
Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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