December 6, 2016
A new iconic S-shaped bridge connecting Castle Park with Finzels Reach is set to be floated down the docks and craned into place.
The spectacular installation will see the 91-metre curved steel bridge being transported by barge to Finzels Reach, from Cattle Market Wharf next to Temple Meads Station, where it is currently being stored.
Made from a series of unique curved steel sections topped with timber decking, sculptured cladding and feature lighting, the £2.7million bridge could become a striking new landmark in Bristol.
When the bridge opens in early 2017, the new thoroughfare will create a new cycling and pedestrian route, completing an attractive walkway from Temple Mead to Castle Park and the retail areas of Cabot Circus.
It will help knit the Finzels Reach site back into the fabric of the city, after more than 100 years of being effectively closed off to the general public, when it was used as a sugar refinery and later a brewery.
Gavin Bridge, director of Cubex, the developers behind Finzels Reach, comments: “This new route is going to be a striking addition to Bristol’s landscape and will provide a much-needed link to the city centre for pedestrians and cyclists.
“It’s a really exciting milestone for the new Finzels Reach city quarter and one which will benefit Bristolians, local businesses and visitors to our city for many years to come.”
Author: Business Leader
Link: http://www.businessleader.uk.com/iconic-new-bristol-bridge-takes-shape-finzels-reach/23795/