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Structure-ID: s0000610
Created on: 01/22/00
Modified on: 11/07/07


Royal Victoria Dock Pedestrian Bridge

Completed in: 1998
Status: in use
Location: Royal Victoria Dock, Newham, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Royal Victoria Dock Bridge<br>General view of the bridge from the east
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Structural Type:
Cable-stayed bridge
Function / usage:
Pedestrian bridge (footbridge)
Transporter bridge

Persons involved with this structure
Legend: Phase of works
RoleNamePart of structure 
  Stuart Hutchinson
  Damian O'Neill
  Matthew Wells

Firms, offices, etc. involved with this structure
Legend: Phase of works
RoleNamePart of structure 
Owner English Partnerships Royal Docks Project Office
  London Docklands Development Corporation
Architecture Lifschutz Davidson
Structural design Techniker Ltd.
General contractor Kier London Ltd.
Aluminum construction Alusuisse
Metal construction Darke Tech
Quantity surveyor Davis Brody Bond, LLP

Technical information
DescriptionValue
Construction materials used
superstructure  steel
Dimensions
  span 127.5 m
Cost
  cost of construction £ 5 000 000

Notes & Comments
A second construction stage includes the addition of a glass passenger cabin traveling on a rail of the underside of the deck to make this a transporter bridge.

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External LinkarchINFORM: Fußgängerbrücke am Royal Victoria Dock English German French Spanish Italian
External LinkCable-Stayed Bridges of Europe: England (L) English
External LinkSchwebefähren dieser Welt: London German

Relevant Literature
* Fußgängerbrücke am Royal Victoria Dock / Pedestrian Bridge at Royal Victoria Dock, London, in "Detail - Zeitschrift für Architektur + Baudetail", December 1999, n. 8 v. 39 .
* Birnstiel, Charles   A moving story, in "Bridge Design & Engineering", 4th Quarter 2005, n. 41 v. 11 .
* Pearce, Martin   Bridge Builders, Wiley, ISBN 047149786X, 2002; pp. 122-127.
* Torres Arcila, Martha   Bridges - Ponts - Brücken, Atrium, Mexico City (Mexico) , ISBN 8495692619, 2002; pp. 422-427.
* Wells, Matthew   30 Bridges, Laurence King, ISBN 1856692175, 2002; pp. 112-116.
* Wells, Matthew   30 Brücken, Callwey Verlag, Munich (Germany) , ISBN 3766715011; pp. 112-116.

 
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