PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE

Prototype Concepts

Bridge Ideas

The Forth Bridge

Ronald Reagan Memorial Bridge

London Bridge

AutoCAD Diagrams

Ideas for Movement

Car Crankshaft

Newton’s Cradle

Sliding Mechanism

Analysis Chart
	Steel structure of bridge will help with design of the rotating mechanism.	Might change the overall appearance of the bridge.	Structure of the bridge provides good support for the moving mechanism.
	Will need to add structure to support rotating mechanism.	Steel cables moving mechanism will have to be worked out in order for it to work.	Moving mechanism can easily be supported by steel cables holding the bridge.
	Will need to add structure to support rotating mechanism.	Structure and moving mechanism need to be worked out, not the best solution.	Structure and moving mechanism can be easily integrated.

Preliminary Designs

Final Design

After analyzing both of the preliminary concepts, the best solution came by combining both

ideas into one. This results in a cantilever bridge that supports the road with steel cables. Instead of having

a symmetrical bridge with two cantilever parts that hold the moving mechanism at the middle, now the

bridge has one big cantilever that holds most of the roadway on one side. On the other side we have a tower

that holds the moving mechanism.