General Information
| Completion: | 1999 |
|---|---|
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Hyperbolic paraboloid bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Skyway (skywalk, skybridge) |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Manchester, Greater Manchester, North West England, England, United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Address: | Corporation Street |
| Coordinates: | 53° 29' 0.66" N 2° 14' 35.77" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| diameter | 6.2 m | |
| length | 18 m |
Quantities
| structural steel | 28 t |
Cost
| cost of construction | Pound sterling 500 000 |
Materials
| deck |
steel
|
|---|---|
| façade |
glass
|
| shell |
steel
|
Chronology
| 15 June 1996 | A bomb explodes near the bridge location shattering the existing bridge. 220 people are injured nearby. |
|---|
Participants
Owner
Client
Design
- Ove Arup & Partners
- Stephen Hodder (designer)
- Peter Williams (designer)
- Helen Roberts (designer)
- Stewart Jones (designer)
Architecture
Main contractor
Steel construction
Quantity surveyor
Relevant Web Sites
There currently are no relevant websites listed.
Relevant Publications
- (2002): Bridge Builders. Wiley, pp. 78-83.
- (2001): Corporation Street Footbridge, Manchester. In: The Arup Journal, v. 36, n. 2 ( 2001), pp. 46-47.
- (2011): Fußwegbrücken und Radwegbrücken. Beispielsammlung. Wilhelm Ernst & Sohn Verlag für Architektur und technische Wissenschaften GmbH, Berlin (Germany), ISBN 978-3-433-02937-4, pp. 164-165.
- (2011): The World of Footbridges. From the Utilitarian to the Spectacular. Wilhelm Ernst & Sohn Verlag für Architektur und technische Wissenschaften GmbH, Berlin (Germany), ISBN 978-3-433-02943-5, pp. 164-165.
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20002093 - Published on:
11/10/2001 - Last updated on:
27/06/2017