由邻近的美国奥林匹克和残奥会博物馆建筑群的同一团队设计,公园联合大桥从运动员的重力运动中获得灵感,以250英尺的弯曲钢结构漂浮在活跃的铁路场上。

Designed by the same team as the adjacent U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum complex, the Park Union Bridge takes its inspiration from the gravity-defying motion of athletes, with a 250-foot curved steel structure that floats above an active railyard.

两个互锁的环形结构,从铁路场的两侧延伸,连接博物馆和美丽美国公园。这座桥是一项健身运动–在材料和几何方面都是如此。混合钢结构系统具有拱形和桁架的功能,优雅地保留了从市中心到派克峰雄伟山脉的景观。

Two interlocked loops, stretching from either side of the railyard, connect the museum and America the Beautiful Park. The bridge is an exercise in fitness – both in terms of material and geometry. The hybrid steel structure system functions as an arch and a truss, elegantly preserving views from downtown to the majestic mountain ranges of Pikes Peak.

该桥将一个不断增长的行人自行车道网络连接在一起,包括派克峰绿道和纪念碑溪边的米德兰小道,其宽阔的宽度可以安全地容纳行人和骑车人。在桥的最宽处,桥的两边有一个椭圆,东边是博物馆和市中心,下面是火车观光的平台,西边是落基山脉的明显望角。

The bridge stitches together a growing network of pedestrian bicycle paths including the Pikes Peak Greenway and Midland Trail running alongside Monument Creek, with a generous width that safely accommodates pedestrians and cyclists alike. At its widest point, an oculus at either side of the bridge frames the museum and downtown to the east, a platform for trainspotting below, and a distinct lookout to the Rocky Mountains to the west.

在晚上,沿桥的照明从铁轨的一侧追踪到另一侧,给人以速度和运动的感觉,同时为行人和骑车人提供照明。

In the evenings, lighting along the bridge traces a single vector from one side of the tracks to the other, giving a sense of speed and motion while providing illumination for pedestrians and cyclists.

Architects: Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Year: 2021
Photographs: Jason O Rear, Iwan Baan
Architect of Record: Anderson Mason Dale Architects
Structural Engineer: Arup
Design Architects:Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Partner In Charge:Benjamin Gilmartin
Onsite Inspector:Terracon
Bridge Structure:KL&A
Railway Consultant:Felsburg Holt & Ullevig, FUHueng
Steel Fabricator:KING Fabrication
General Contractor :Kiewit Construction
Lighting:Tillotson Design Associates
City:Colorado Springs
Country:United States