A Suspension Bridge Built to Be a Musical Instrument

As we infer more and more about the materials to build up reprieve Harry Bridges , their shapes are going to become more bizarre and seemingly impossible . ArchitectSantiago Calatravamade this hiatus bridge in Jerusalem to resemble the form of a lyre , a stringed musical instrument popular during Hellenic ancientness . This oddly - shaped abeyance bridge deck will be completed this calendar month , and stand at the gateway to the metropolis , where it crosses over top of traffic so that pedestrians can cross the crowded roads without danger . It ’s the only pause bridge deck to ever take this kind of shape .

According to Architectural Record :

Its gently curving span is suspended by 66 cables from a tilted 387 - pes mast , anchored in concrete , that resembles a bolt of lightning . The mast is limit at an slant to the pack of cards of the bridge and it bends roughly midway up , so the entire mast forms an slant of approximately 150 grade . Cables are attached at various heights on its tapered top one-half , creating cross - hatched optical pattern as they seem to swirl out from the mast . At the sharpest bend of the bridge , the slightly concave , gravy holder - form deck and the form of the bend transfer the load to the end of the bridge , which is 525 infantry foresightful ; access ramps , clad in stone , add another 656 feet . A paseo on its southerly side has deoxyephedrine decking and a spyglass rail .

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