Pedestrian bridges (footbridges)
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| # | Name | Country | main span |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sky Bridge 721 | Czechia | 721 m |
| 2 | Canillo Footbridge | Andorra | 595 m |
| 3 | Gandaki Golden Footbridge | Nepal | 567 m |
| 4 | 516 Arouca | Portugal | 516 m |
| 5 | Charles Kuonen Suspension Bridge | Switzerland | 494 m |
| 6 | Wanjiazhai Dam Footbridge | China | 467 m |
| 7 | TitanRT | Germany | 458.5000 m |
| 8 | Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge | China | 430 m |
| 9 | highline179 | Austria | 406 m |
| 10 | Piplaldal Bridge | India | 400 m |
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Von Mises - A paradigm shift in bridge design
VON MISES develops parametric footbridge projects based on the geometry of the landscape, the continuous search for simplicity and the use of unique shapes that ema-nate from structural behavior. The designs are based on bridges previous ... [more]
High-tech bridge built with flax
An old material is being rediscovered: flax has been with us for thousands of years in the form of clothing, sacks, and robust ship's ropes. Now the plant fibres are experiencing a renaissance and could become the building material of th ... [more]
Pedestrian suspension bridge in Reutte, Tyrol, is the world’s longest
Since November 2014, the town of Reutte in Tyrol has a new attraction: highline179. The structure is a 403m long pedestrian suspension bridge that crosses the B 179 Fernpass Road. This structure is registere ... [more]
Literature
- (2022): Advanced analysis of a pedestrian bridge and considerations on crowd-structure interaction. Presented at: IABSE Symposium: Challenges for Existing and Oncoming Structures, Prague, Czech Republic, 25-27 May 2022, pp. 1427-1434.
- (2014): Aluminium Footbridges. Structures Lean in Weight and Life-Cycle-Cost. Presented at: Footbridge 2014 - Past, Present & Future, London, 16-18 July 2014.
- (2011): Analytical and Experimental Dynamical Analysis of a Cable-Stayed Footbridge Model. Presented at: 4th International Conference Footbridge 2011, Wroclaw, Poland, 6-8 July 2011.
- (2016): Ancient and modern - a contemporary footbridge at Harlech Castle, Wales. Presented at: IABSE Congress: Challenges in Design and Construction of an Innovative and Sustainable Built Environment, Stockholm, Sweden, 21-23 September 2016, pp. 2391-2398.
- (2015): arcoBridge – Low cost FRP Bridges for mainstream applications. Presented at: IABSE Conference: Structural Engineering: Providing Solutions to Global Challenges, Geneva, Switzerland, September 2015, pp. 1566-1574.
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