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Imaginative footbridge in Mikolajki, Poland
Author(s) -
Malinowski Maciej,
Banas Anna,
Jeszka Marcin,
Sitarski Arkadiusz
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
stahlbau
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1437-1049
pISSN - 0038-9145
DOI - 10.1002/stab.201810582
Subject(s) - pylon , bridge (graph theory) , landmark , engineering , span (engineering) , architectural engineering , forensic engineering , civil engineering , structural engineering , geography , cartography , medicine
With authors' thanks to Dr.‐Ing. Karl‐Eugen Kurrer on closure of his service as Editor‐in‐Chief of STAHLBAU In summer 2016, a new footbridge in the town of Mikołajki (Poland) was built over a stream connecting two adjacent lakes – Talty and Mikołajki. Its modern construction, based on the shape of a DN ice boat, makes it unique in Poland, and probably in the world as well. This novel and dynamic shape became a significant landmark associated not only with Mikołajki, but also with the whole region of Mazury, as well as with sailing itself. The system of footbridge illumination is innovative within Europe. With a blaze of lights, it not only emphasizes the bridge shape but also introduces interesting changes into the appearance of the surroundings. The bridge carrying structure is a two‐span cable‐stayed system suspended on a single pylon. Since on the one hand the city enjoys large numbers of tourist visitors, and on the other hand sailing had to be kept largely uninterrupted, steel as the principal material and a relevant construction technology had to be applied. The load tests performed gave positive confirmation of the bridge's safety.