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The Circular Footbridge of Rzeszów, Poland
A footbridge was constructed in the middle of the city of Rzeszów, in southeastern Poland, over the crossroad of two streets with really heavy vehicular and pedestrian traffic. Traffic jams were almost a permanent feature at the location. To solve the traffic problems, the municipality decided to build a new footbridge to separate the pedestrian and vehicular traffic as well as to improve the traffic flow and safety, and to build a landmark structure in the city centre. It was decided that the best form of the footbridge would be a ring over the crossroad, which would perform all existing and future functions and enable pedestrian flow in all directions. The circular footbridge serves as a specific pedestrian roundabout and its form makes it possible for pedestrians to go up and down the steps on all four sides of the crossroad, using stairs, ramps and elevators, accessible from the main existing pedestrian ways. The footbridge is built in the form of a steel box ring with an outer diameter of about 40 m and a usable width of 4 m. The ring is supported by four concrete filled steel tube (CFST) pillars dividing it into four spans with lengths of about 30 m each along the outer circumference.
The Circular Footbridge of Rzeszów, Poland
A footbridge was constructed in the middle of the city of Rzeszów, in southeastern Poland, over the crossroad of two streets with really heavy vehicular and pedestrian traffic. Traffic jams were almost a permanent feature at the location. To solve the traffic problems, the municipality decided to build a new footbridge to separate the pedestrian and vehicular traffic as well as to improve the traffic flow and safety, and to build a landmark structure in the city centre. It was decided that the best form of the footbridge would be a ring over the crossroad, which would perform all existing and future functions and enable pedestrian flow in all directions. The circular footbridge serves as a specific pedestrian roundabout and its form makes it possible for pedestrians to go up and down the steps on all four sides of the crossroad, using stairs, ramps and elevators, accessible from the main existing pedestrian ways. The footbridge is built in the form of a steel box ring with an outer diameter of about 40 m and a usable width of 4 m. The ring is supported by four concrete filled steel tube (CFST) pillars dividing it into four spans with lengths of about 30 m each along the outer circumference.
The Circular Footbridge of Rzeszów, Poland
Siwowski, Tomasz (author) / Wysocki, Artur (author)
Structural Engineering International ; 25 ; 460-466
2015-11-01
7 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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