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[[image:JD 2022 11 1.jpg|thumb|2022. The land on the right formerly housed | [[image:JD 2022 11 1.jpg|thumb|2022. The land on the right formerly housed the extensive Bristol Bath Road locomotive depot]] | ||
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This 50m span steel footbridge crosses the River Avon upstream of Temple Meads Station. | This 50m span steel footbridge crosses the River Avon upstream of Temple Meads Station. | ||
Designed by Knight Architects, Jacobs (Ch2m). Fabricators: SH Structures. | Designed by Knight Architects, Jacobs (Ch2m). Fabricators: SH Structures. | ||
Well-designed from the users' points of view, and nicely detailed. | |||
Winner of several awards. 'A holistic architectural, functional, and structural approach resulted in a bridge that is compact and clearly legible for users while being architecturally distinctive. ..... The bridge was planned as a catalyst for urban regeneration, setting the new quality benchmark for the future development of the area ....'<ref>[https://www.knightarchitects.co.uk/bridges/st-philips-footbridge] Knight Architects: St. Philips Footbridge</ref> | Winner of several awards. 'A holistic architectural, functional, and structural approach resulted in a bridge that is compact and clearly legible for users while being architecturally distinctive. ..... The bridge was planned as a catalyst for urban regeneration, setting the new quality benchmark for the future development of the area ....'<ref>[https://www.knightarchitects.co.uk/bridges/st-philips-footbridge] Knight Architects: St. Philips Footbridge</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 10:00, 12 November 2022
This 50m span steel footbridge crosses the River Avon upstream of Temple Meads Station.
Designed by Knight Architects, Jacobs (Ch2m). Fabricators: SH Structures.
Well-designed from the users' points of view, and nicely detailed.
Winner of several awards. 'A holistic architectural, functional, and structural approach resulted in a bridge that is compact and clearly legible for users while being architecturally distinctive. ..... The bridge was planned as a catalyst for urban regeneration, setting the new quality benchmark for the future development of the area ....'[1]
Unfortunately, the appearance was not so attractive in 2022, the sloping steel sides having attracted graffiti and algae.
Currently (November 2022) the path over the bridge leads nowhere.