MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM FOOTBRIDGE

-SANTIAGO CALAVATRA-PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE

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FOOTBRIDGE MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM

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FACTSCompleted in: 2001Status: in useLocation: Milwaukee,Milwaukee county,Wisconsin,USAStructural type: Cable-stayed bridge with inclined pylonFunction usage: PedestrianFootbridgeNext to: Milwaukee art museumArchitect: Santiago Calavatra

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TYPICAL LOAD DIAGRAM OF CABLE-STAYED BRIDGE

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LOAD DIAGRAM OF MILWAUKEE BRIDGE

CONCEPT: The bridge is built to look delicate and light, but was built so that there would be no need for support structures underneath

At 200 feet tall, the mast enables the support cables to pull against the bridge's weight, and return to the building where they are anchored down.

With relatively little space, this bridge is deceptive in it's appearance, giving the impression that it is less formidable than it truly is.

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TECHNICAL FACTS

73M

GROUND LEVEL

50M

48

MATERIAL:CONCRETESTEELWIDTH:4.2M

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CONNECTION BETWEEN BRIDGE,BOOMERANG AND PIER

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CONNECTION OF THE STEEL CABLES TO THE BRIDGE CONNECTION OF PYLON TO THEBOOMERANG

SLENDERNESS OF THE BRIDGE