Rolling Bridge, Paddington Basin, London

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Rolling Bridge, Paddington Basin, London is an innovative kinetic pedestrian bridge designed by Thomas Heatherwick that curls into an octagonal shape to allow boats to pass.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf kinetic bridge ⓘ
movable bridge ⓘ
pedestrian bridge ⓘ
architecturalDesigner Heatherwick Studio ⓘ
awarded Structural Steel Design Award ⓘ
awardYear 2005 ⓘ
borough City of Westminster ⓘ
category bridge in the City of Westminster ⓘ
movable bridge in the United Kingdom ⓘ
tourist attraction in London ⓘ
city London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
constructionCompleted 2004 ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
crosses Paddington Basin inlet ⓘ
linked to: Paddington Basin
designedFor canal environment ⓘ
designer Thomas Heatherwick ⓘ
function pedestrian crossing ⓘ
hasAccess pedestrians only ⓘ
hasClosingAction rolls out to form a straight walkway ⓘ
hasDeckType single deck ⓘ
hasDesignerRole Thomas Heatherwick as lead designer ⓘ
hasEngineeringType hydraulically actuated folding bridge ⓘ
hasFeature curls into an octagonal shape when raised ⓘ
unfolds into a flat bridge for pedestrians ⓘ
hasOpeningAction folds up section by section ⓘ
hasSpanType single span ⓘ
hasUseStatus in use ⓘ
length approximately 12 metres ⓘ
location City of Westminster ⓘ
England ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

Paddington ⓘ
Paddington Basin ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
material steel ⓘ
timber decking ⓘ
movementMechanism hydraulic system ⓘ
movementType rolling ⓘ
notableFor innovative rolling motion ⓘ
unusual kinetic design ⓘ
numberOfSections 8 ⓘ
openingDate 2004 ⓘ
operatedBy hydraulic rams ⓘ
partOf Paddington Waterside development ⓘ
purpose to allow boats to pass into the basin ⓘ
shapeWhenRaised octagon ⓘ

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Thomas Heatherwick → notableWork → Rolling Bridge, Paddington Basin, London ⓘ