A spectacular footbridge that will link the Cornish mainland with the island fortress of Tintagel is beginning to take shape thanks to technology usually employed for challenging construction projects in the Swiss Alps. [...]
The 70-metre-long bridge is to comprise of two cantilevers, one reaching out from the mainland to the island where according to legend King Arthur was conceived.
— The Guardian
The new Tintagel footbridge at this historically significant site in Cornwall, England was envisioned by Belgian bridge designers Ney & Partners Civil Engineers in partnership with UK architecture firm William Matthews Associates and emerged as the winning proposal from the 2015 Tintagel Castle: Bridge Design Competition.
"The aim was to find a bridge specifically tailored to Tintagel Castle, harmonising with the iconic coastal landscape," explains the project description on English Heritage's website. "The design sees two cantilevers reach out and meet, not quite touching, with a 40mm gap in the middle. The gap represents the transition from the mainland to the island, present to past."
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"The bridge will be paved with Cornish Delabole slate, with stainless steel balustrades fitted along its length. The balustrades have been designed to be so fine that, when viewed from a distance, they'll disappear against the sky."
Completion of the bridge is scheduled for summer 2019.
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