Structural Designer
Holmes Consulting
Client Name
Emmetts Civil Construction
Location
Horotiu, New Zealand
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Judge's comment: A fine example of thinking outside the box to launch this 130m long slender network arch pedestrian bridge across the river. Sliding the leading edge of the bridge arch along pretensioned cables anchored to both river banks required careful analysis and engineering finesse. To see this erected in this manner in just under two hours must have been a sight to behold. Great engineering.
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