Simple suspension footbridge over the Kotmale river in Sri Lanka. This article is concerned with a particular type of suspension bridge the simple suspension type Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island

A footbridge is a bridge designed for pedestrians and in some cases cyclists and horse riders, rather than vehicular traffic. A bridge is a Structure built to span a Gorge, Valley, Road, railroad track, River, Body of water A pedestrian is a person travelling on foot whether Walking or Running. Cycling is the use of Bicycles or - less commonly - Unicycles Tricycles Quadricycles and other similar wheeled Human powered vehicles For the Roman class see Equestrian (Roman Equestrianism refers to the skill of riding or driving Horses This broad description Vehicles, derived from the Latin word vehiculum, are non-living Means of transport. Traffic on Roads may consist of Pedestrians ridden or herded Animals Vehicles Streetcars and other Conveyances either singly An enclosed footbridge between two buildings is sometimes known as a skyway. Early examples of skywalks Copenhagen, Denmark: skywalk connecting courts building to adjacent uses 18th century Faaborg

Footbridges are often situated to allow pedestrians to cross water or railways in areas where there are no nearby roads to necessitate a road bridge, They are also located across roads to let pedestrians cross safely without slowing down the traffic. "Railroad" and "Railway" both redirect here For other uses see Railroad (disambiguation. A road is an identifiable route, way or path between two or more places. The latter is a type of pedestrian separation structure, examples of which are particularly found near schools, to help prevent children running in front of moving cars. A Pedestrian separation structure is any Structure that removes Pedestrians from a Vehicle Roadway.

Small footbridges can also be used for decorative effect in ornamental gardens.

Types of footbridge (which are not also types of road bridge) include:

• Clapper bridge
• Moon bridge
• Step-stone bridge
• Zig-zag bridge

Footbridges can also be built in the same ways as road or rail bridges; particularly suspension bridges and beam bridges. A A moon bridge is a highly arched Pedestrian Bridge, which in its wooden form may require the walker to initially climb (as one would a ladder and also when descending A step-stone Bridge is a simple means for a Pedestrian to cross a Watercourse during periods of low flow while keeping feet and (particularly Footwear A zig-zag bridge is a Pedestrian Bridge composed of short segments each set at an angle relative to its neighbors and usually with an alternating right and left This article is concerned with a particular type of suspension bridge the suspended-deck type A Beam Bridge is a direct descendant of the Log bridge, now more normally made from shallow steel 'I' beams, box girders, Some former road bridges have had their traffic diverted to alternative crossings and have become pedestrian bridges; examples in the UK include The Iron Bridge at Ironbridge, Shropshire, the Old Bridge at Pontypridd and Windsor Bridge at Windsor, Berkshire. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Iron Bridge crosses the River Severn at the Ironbridge Gorge, by the village of Ironbridge, in Shropshire, England. Ironbridge is a settlement on the River Severn, at the heart of the Ironbridge Gorge in Telford, Shropshire, England. Shropshire (ˈʃrɒpʃɪə/ /-ʃə alternatively known as Salop or abbreviated in print only Shrops, is a county in the Pontypridd is both a community and a Town in Glamorgan, Wales, in the County borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff and is situated 12 Windsor Bridge or Windsor Town Bridge, is a road bridge over the River Thames between the towns of Windsor and Eton in the English Windsor (ˈwɪnzə/ /ˈwɪndzə is a suburban town and tourist destination in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, England.

Most footbridges are equipped with guard rails to reduce the risk of pedestrians falling. Guard rail, sometimes referred to as guide rail, is a system designed to keep people or vehicles from (in most cases unintentionally straying into dangerous or off-limits areas Where they pass over busy roads or railways, they may also include a fence or other such barrier to prevent pedestrians from jumping, or throwing projectiles onto the traffic below. A fence is a freestanding structure designed to restrict or prevent movement across a boundary

Examples

Mid 20th-century view of the Bridge of Four Lions footbridge in St Petersburg, Russia. Bridge of Four Lions ( Russian: Львиный мост, Мост о четырех львах) is a 28-meter-long pedestrian bridge over the Saint Petersburg ( tr: Sankt-Peterburg,) is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending

Examples include:

• The Bank Bridge and the Bridge of Four Lions in Saint Petersburg
• The Capilano Suspension Bridge in British Columbia
• The Chain of Rocks Bridge near St. Louis, Missouri
• The Davenport Skybridge in Davenport, Iowa
• The Esplanade Riel in Winnipeg, Manitoba
• The Gateshead Millennium Bridge
• The Goodwill Bridge in Brisbane, Australia
• The Jade Belt Bridge in the Summer Palace in Beijing
• The Kingsgate Bridge in Durham, England
• The Millennium Bridge and the high-level walkways in Tower Bridge in London
• The Newport Southbank Bridge between Newport, Kentucky and Cincinnati, Ohio
• The Pont des Arts in Paris
• The Ponte Milvio in Rome
• The Ponte Sant'Angelo in Rome
• The Pushkinsky and Bogdan Khmelnitsky Pedestrian bridges in Moscow
• The Corktown Footbridge in Ottawa
• The Rolling Bridge at Paddington Basin, London
• The Southbank footbridge in Southbank, Victoria
• The Shelby Street Bridge in Nashville, Tennessee
• The Tournament Bridge
• The pedestrian walkway over the Tropicana - Las Vegas Boulevard intersection in Las Vegas, Nevada
• The Waco Suspension Bridge in Waco, Texas
• The Webb bridge in Melbourne Docklands
• The Walnut Street Bridges in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and Chattanooga, Tennessee
• The Willimantic Footbridge in Willimantic, Connecticut

Railways

Jordanhill railway station, in Scotland, with two side platforms, and a footbridge connecting them. Bank Bridge (Russian Bankovsky most, Банковский мост) is a 25-meter-long pedestrian Bridge crossing the Griboedov Canal near the Bridge of Four Lions ( Russian: Львиный мост, Мост о четырех львах) is a 28-meter-long pedestrian bridge over the Saint Petersburg ( tr: Sankt-Peterburg,) is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River The Capilano Suspension Bridge is a Simple suspension bridge crossing the Capilano River in the District of North Vancouver, British Columbia British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C The Chain of Rocks Bridge spans the Mississippi River on the north edge of St The Davenport Skybridge is a pedestrian Cable-stayed bridge that spans River Drive (Highway 67 in downtown Davenport is a City along the Mississippi River in the American state of Iowa. Winnipeg (ˈwɪnɨpɛg is the capital and largest city in the Canadian province of Manitoba, and 7th largest municipality in Canada with a population The Gateshead Millennium Bridge is a pedestrian and cyclist Tilt bridge spanning the River Tyne in England between Gateshead on the south The Goodwill Bridge is a Pedestrian and Cyclist Bridge in Australia which spans the Brisbane River, linking the South Bank Parklands Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland The Jade Belt Bridge ( also known as the Camel's Back Bridge, is an 18th century pedestrian Moon bridge located in the Summer Palace in Beijing The Summer Palace or Yi he yuan ( is a palace in Beijing, China. Kingsgate Bridge is a striking modern Reinforced concrete construction Footbridge across the River Wear, in Durham, England. Durham (ˈdʌrəm in RP, locally ˈdʏrəm is a small city and main settlement of the City of Durham district of County Durham, England The London Millennium Footbridge is a pedestrian-only steel Suspension bridge crossing the River Thames in London, England, linking Tower Bridge is a combined bascule and Suspension bridge in London, England over the River Thames. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The Newport Southbank Bridge (popularly known as the Purple People Bridge after the Sheb Wooley song Purple People Eater) stretches 2670 Newport is a city in Campbell County, Kentucky, United States, at the confluence of the Ohio and Licking Rivers The Pont des Arts or Passerelle des Arts is a pedestrian Bridge in Paris which crosses the Seine River Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city The Milvian (or Mulvian) Bridge (Ponte Molle or Ponte Milvio Latin: pons Milvius or pons Mulvius) in northern Rome Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Ponte Sant'Angelo, once the Aelian Bridge or Pons Aelius meaning the Bridge of Hadrian, is a bridge in Rome, constructed between 134-139 Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Andreyevsky Bridge ( Russian: Андреевский мост St The name Krasnoluzhsky Bridge (Краснолу́жский мо́ст refers to three existing bridges across Moskva River, located between Kievsky Rail Terminal Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of The Corktown Footbridge ( Passerelle Corktown) also referred to as the Somerset Street bridge is a footbridge in Ottawa, Canada built across Ottawa (ˈɒtəwə or sometimes /ˈɒtəwɑː/ is the Capital of Canada and the country's fourth largest municipality. Although named as The Rolling Bridge this describes this particular bridge and not its type which is more specifically described as "curling" A Paddington Basin is an area of London at Paddington named after the nearby Canal Basin. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Southbank is an Inner city suburb of Melbourne, Australia in the state of Victoria. Southbank is an Inner city suburb of Melbourne, Australia in the state of Victoria. The Shelby Street Bridge (sometimes called the Shelby Avenue Bridge) is a Truss bridge that spans the Cumberland River in Nashville Tennessee The Eglinton Tournament Bridge is a Bridge located within Eglinton Country Park near Kilwinning, North Ayrshire, Scotland. 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It was originally usual for passengers to cross from one railway platform to another by stepping over the tracks, but from the mid-nineteenth century onwards safety has demanded the provision of a footbridge (or underpass) at busier places. A railway platform is a section of pathway alongside Rail tracks at a Train station, Metro station or Tram stop, at which passengers may board In the United Kingdom and some Commonwealth countries (such as India, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, and Singapore) the term

Design

A stressed ribbon bridge for pedestrians, bicycles, and pipelines

This type is quite stable owing to compression of the deck

Design of footbridges normally follows the same principles as for other bridges. This article is concerned with a particular type of suspension bridge the stressed ribbon type However, because they are normally significantly lighter than vehicular bridges, they are more vulnerable to vibration and therefore dynamics effects are often given more attention in design. Vibration refers to mechanical Oscillations about an equilibrium point. ^[1] International attention has been drawn to this issue in recent years by problems on the Pont de Solférino in Paris and the Millennium Bridge in London. The passerelle Léopold-Sédar-Senghor, formerly known as passerelle Solférino (or pont de Solférino) is a footbridge over the River Seine in the The London Millennium Footbridge is a pedestrian-only steel Suspension bridge crossing the River Thames in London, England, linking

To ensure footbridges are accessible to disabled and other mobility-impaired people, careful consideration is also given to provision of access lifts or ramps, as required by relevant legislation (e. An elevator or lift is a Transport device used to move people or goods vertically from one floor to another g. Disability Discrimination Act 1995 in the UK). The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA 1995 is a UK parliamentary act of 1995, which makes it unlawful to discriminate against people in respect of their ^[1]

See also

• Overpass
• Pedestrian separation structure
• Pedway
• Skyway

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