General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Mono-cable suspension bridge with curved deck |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Pedestrian bridge (footbridge) |
| Material: |
Steel-reinforced concrete composite bridge |
| Plan view: |
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| Structure: |
Three-span suspension bridge |
| Material: |
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| Secondary structure(s): |
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Awards and Distinctions
| 2006 |
Award of Merit
for registered users |
|---|---|
| 2005 |
award winner
for registered users |
Location
| Location: |
Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA |
|---|---|
| Location description: |
Across the Reedy River and Falls |
| Coordinates: | 34° 50' 40.24" N 82° 24' 3.91" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 52 m | |
| total length | 54 m | |
| deck | width | 3.5 m |
| pylons | height | 29 m |
Materials
| cables |
steel wire
|
|---|---|
| pylons |
steel
|
| deck slab |
reinforced concrete
|
| cross beams |
steel
|
Chronology
| 2001 | Conceptual Design |
|---|---|
| 2002 — 2003 | Final Design. |
Notes
Curved pedestrian bridge with steel superstructure, two inclined towers and a single suspension cable with inclined hangers.
Excerpt from Wikipedia
The Liberty Bridge is a pedestrian bridge in Greenville, South Carolina. It is located at Falls Park on the Reedy, where it crosses the Reedy River above the Reedy River Falls.
Description
Downtown Greenville is bisected by a wooded valley park containing the falls of the Reedy River. The Liberty Bridge is located just downstream from this group of waterfalls, replacing a six-lane highway bridge that was demolished to improve the visibility and accessibility to the falls and adjacent park. The bridge has a curved clear span over the river that curves away from the falls, providing visitors with an aerial amphitheater from which to view the cascading water. The link gently slopes into the ravine and is supported by twin inclined towers and a single suspension cable with thin cable suspenders only on the side away from the falls, allowing for unobstructed views. The bridge, with a total length of approximately 345 ft (105 m) and a clear span of 200 ft (61 m), appears to float over the landscape. The twin towers and suspension cable are visible from vantage points around the city, calling attention and drawing visitors to the public park, falls and river.
Design and construction
The Liberty Bridge was completed in 2004, with Miguel Rosales of Boston-based transportation architects Rosales + Partners providing conceptual, preliminary, and final designs, construction services, and community participation to the City of Greenville. Rosales + Partners collaborated with structural engineers Schlaich Bergermann & Partner and Arbor Engineering.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Liberty Bridge at Falls Park on the Reedy" and modified on December 7, 2023 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
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Rosales Gottemoeller & Associates
- Miguel Rosales (architect)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2010): Bridge Architecture + Design. 1st edition, Braun Publishing AG, Salenstein (Switzerland), ISBN 978-3-03768-025-4, pp. 278-281.
- (2005): The design of curved cable-supported footbridges. Presented at: Footbridge 2005 (Second International Congress), Venezia, 06-08 December 2005.
- (2005): Footbridge Awards 2005. In: Bridge Design & Engineering, v. 11, n. 41 (4th Quarter 2005), pp. 35-49.
- (2005): Funds still short for security, IBC hears. In: Bridge Design & Engineering, v. 11, n. 40 (3rd Quarter 2005), pp. 18.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20012285 - Published on:
17/06/2004 - Last updated on:
05/02/2016
