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