Menai • Precedent studies

The Python Bridge, Netherlands

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Python Bridge, officially known as High Bridge, is a bridge that spans the canal between Sporenburg and Borneo Island in Eastern Docklands, Amsterdam. It was built in 2001 and won the International Footbridge Award in 2002. The bright red bridge spans 90 meters and was designed by Adriaan Geuze of the architectural firm West 8.

Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, Japan.

 

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Akashi Kaikyō Bridge, Japan

Akashi Kaikyō Bridge, Japan

 

The Akashi bridge is a suspension bridge, which links the city of Kobe on the Japanese mainland of Honshu to Iwaya on Awaji island. It has the longest central span of any suspension bridge in the world, at 1,991 metres.

These bridges contributed to our design; with the Truss elements. You can see some similarity with our final model.

 

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