A curling bridge, a new type of bridge designed by the English designer Thomas Heatherwick, has recently (September 2004) been completed in London. This bridge consists of eight triangular sections hinged at the walkway level and connected above by two part links that may be collapsed toward the deck by hydraulic pistons. The bridge curls up to form an octagonal shape covering one half of the waterway's width at that point. Download high resolution version (1046x705, 230 KB)Thomas Heatherwicks Curling Bridge, at Paddington Basin, London. ... Download high resolution version (1046x705, 230 KB)Thomas Heatherwicks Curling Bridge, at Paddington Basin, London. ... Paddington Basin is an area of London at Paddington. ... Excerpt of image:Curlingbridge. ... A bridge is a structure built to span a gorge, valley, road, railroad track, river, body of water, or any other physical obstacle. ... The Curling Bridge Thomas Heatherwick (born 1970) is an English designer and sculptor, known for innovative use of engineering and materials in public monuments. ...
Since most early bridges of this type were constructed largely of wood, it is typical that they are either formed from treated wood (typically using creosote) or are protected with a roof and enclosed in building-like siding, forming a covered bridge.
These rope bridges must of course be periodically renewed owing to the limited lifetime of the materials, and rope components are made and contributed by families as contributions to a community endevor.
A bridge type combining elements of a suspended-deck suspension bridge and a cable stayed bridge has been proposed as a replacement for the eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and would be the largest bridge this type constructed.
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