This paper describes the design development of a low-cost pedestrian and cycle bridge recently constructed across Garyllis River in Limassol, Cyprus. Three identical trusses provide the basic span crossing, and the top and bottom geometrical shape of each truss is parabolic. The slabs spanning the curved top members of the trusses form the pedestrian crossing while the beams extending as cantilevers on either side of the curved bottom members provide support for the two cycle paths. The central truss is vertical while the tops of the two side trusses are inclined inwards. This configuration produces a gently curved cycle path and a narrowing and then widening central footpath. It also causes the cycle paths to have an inward slope and the footpath to have an outward slope, thus improving the feeling of safety.
Probability-based bridge assessment
A. O'Connor and I. Enevoldsen
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