位于英国赫尔市的新 “默多克连接 “人行天桥于2021年3月向公众开放。经过公众投票，它以该市第一位女全科医生玛丽-默多克的名字命名。这座人行桥是由奥雅纳和Matter建筑公司为英格兰高速公路公司设计的。它改善了交通繁忙的A63公路上的行人和自行车路线，有助于重新连接市中心和快速复兴的滨水区。它已经成为城市的一个独特的新地标，一个通往历史悠久的老城区的门户和一个使用良好的市政空间。
The new ‘Murdoch’s Connection’ footbridge in Hull, England opened to the public in March 2021. Following a public vote it is named after the city’s first female GP, Dr Mary Murdoch. The pedestrian bridge was designed by Arup and Matter Architecture for Highways England. It improves pedestrian and cycle routes over the heavily trafficked A63 highway and helps to reconnect the city centre to the fast-regenerating waterfront area. It has already become a distinctive new landmark for the city, a gateway to the historic Old Town area and a well-used civic space.
40米跨度的钢筋混凝土桥面悬挂在一个优雅的钢拱门/贝壳混合结构上，该结构还充当了天幕，在两端翻起，创造出遮蔽的观察点。
The steel and concrete deck of the 40m span bridge is suspended from an elegant steel arch/shell hybrid structure that also acts as a canopy which turns up at each end to create sheltered viewing points.
虽然两边可用的土地有限，但大桥的引道被设计成具有不同特色的景观公共空间，为人们提供了享受旅程的场所，以及城市和码头的绝佳景观。梯田式的景观设计为交通提供了空间，同时提供了一个缓坡和阶梯式的路线选择，这些路线从多个方向连接起来，将大桥融入城市。Princes Quay码头旁边的北侧通道主要是软质景观，而南侧则是铺设了梯田，并配有综合台阶、座椅和坡道，以创造一个俯瞰码头的 “大看台”。
Although land available at both sides was limited, the approaches to the bridge have been designed as landscaped public spaces of differing character, providing places for people to enjoy the journey and great views over the city and docks. Terraced landscaping screens space the traffic while providing a choice of gently sloping and stepped routes which connect in multiple directions to integrate the bridge into the city. The north approach beside Princes Quay dock is predominantly soft landscaped while the south side has paved terracing with integrated steps, seating, and ramp to create a ‘grandstand’ overlooking the Marina.
这个高度受限的场地位于两个码头盆地之间，并位于曾经连接它们的水闸结构之上。恶劣的地面条件，洪水风险，考古特征，以及靠近繁忙的高速公路，这些都为桥梁和引道的建设提供了极具挑战性的场地条件。
The highly constrained site sits between two dock basins and above the lock structure that used to connect them. Poor ground conditions, flood risk, archaeological features, and proximity to a busy highway combined to make extremely challenging site conditions for the construction of both bridge and approaches.
SH Structures使用双曲面钢板分段制作，150吨重的桥梁结构的精细钢结构在现场附近组装，然后用自走式模块运输车（SPMT）作为单件运输到公路上，以尽量减少道路封闭。该项目已作为更广泛的A63公路改善计划的一部分交付。
Fabricated in sections by SH Structures using double-curved steel plate, the finely executed steelwork of the 150tonne bridge structure was assembled near the site then transported down the highway as a single piece on a self-propelled modular transporter (SPMT) in order to minimise road closure. The project has been delivered as part of a wider A63 highways improvement scheme.
Architects: Matter Architecture
Year: 2021
Photographs: Luke O’Donovan
City:Kingston upon Hull
Country:United Kingdom