Foot - Foot Bridges

Footbridge in Brugg-Windisch, Switzerland

With a total length of 182 m, the Aare Footbridge is the longest stressed ribbon bridge in Switzerland

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LogoFootbridge in Brugg-Windisch, Switzerland

With a total length of 182 m, the Aare Footbridge is the longest stressed ribbon bridge in Switzerland.


This unusual design is really a simple suspension structure, stressed from abutment to abutment in a cantenary arc and more or less similar to a tightrope. The steel suspension cables or tendons are located within the 20 cm thick concrete deck, and these were progressively post-tensioned as the structure was built.


Gärtnerplatz Bridge in Kassel, Germany

The Gärtnerplatz Bridge in Kassel was completed in July 2007.

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LogoGärtnerplatz Bridge in Kassel, Germany

The Gärtnerplatz Bridge across the River Fulda in Kassel is the first large pedestrian and cycle bridge in Germany to use predominantly ultra high performance concrete (UHPC). For the first time in the world, the precast structural components made from this highstrength material with its extremely impermeable structure, were bonded together on site with an epoxy adhesive.