Oxford Brookes University | Urban Design | Group 1
Bridge Connections
The proposed bridge to be built over the River Thames in Oxford for pedestrians and cyclists. The bridge will further connect Oxford city centre with Osney Mead Industrial Estate. The bridge, inspired by the pedestrian bridge design by Turenscape in China. It plays a key mobility role for the RESTATE project and the whole West End in Oxford. The dimensions of the bridge have been based on the bridge heights and headway at standard water level of Osney Bridge (2.28m) & Osney Railway Bridge (3.55m) [illustrated below] which accommodate maximum draft of 1.2m. The proposed bridge therefore achieves a 3.55m clearance from the water and allows sufficient clearance for pedestrians to walk along the pedestrian path beneath the bridge. Several footbridges are also proposed to the south of Osney to connect to the green belt. The streams to the south are not suitable for boat traffic and these are proposed to be smaller footbridges.
3.55m 24.5m Figure 6.22. Section through proposed bridge that enhances the connectivity between Oxpens and Osney Mead Figure 6.23. Dimensions of Osney Railway Bridge
Figure 6.24. Inspiration of bridge design: Yanweizhou Park by Turenscape
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Figure 6.25. Location of principle bridge connecting Oxpens & Osney
Figure 6.26. Location of secondary footbridges connecting Osney to the green belt (not suitable for boat traffic)
