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Hams Way Footbridge

Hams Way Footbridge
2021

In collaboration with COWI and Burroughs, Moxon Architects has designed and delivered Hams Way Footbridge, a new pedestrian and cycle crossing over Hams Way, Worcestershire for Worcestershire County Council.

The bridge forms part of the important Worcester Southern Link Road Phase 4 project and replaces a signal-controlled pedestrian crossing across the A4440, one of Worcester’s busiest roads carrying more than 30,000 vehicles each day. With the aim of improving sustainable transport links in the area, the new footbridge improves National Cycle Network Route 46 from Worcester towards the Malvern Hills by separating cyclists and pedestrians from traffic at the busy Powick Roundabout.

Referencing the visual language of other footbridges in the region, the design features an arch main span and a 42m-long bowstring truss, supported on leaning concrete piers. At the ends of the arches, the top and bottom chords meet at a tight curve, masking the support bearings to give the impression that the bridge is floating above the piers, achieving the client’s aspiration for a lightweight aesthetic.

The main span is reached via multi- span approach ramps as well as a staircase to the north. Manufactured offsite for a faster construction time to minimise traffic disruption, the lightweight steel main span was developed so it could be easily installed using a self-propelled modular transporter. Hams Way Footbridge is an excellent example of how a conventional overbridge typology can be significantly improved through careful detailing and consideration of composition and proportions.

PROJECT: Hams Way Footbridge
LOCATION: Worcestershire
CLIENT: Worcestershire County Council
ARCHITECT: Moxon
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: COWI
Hams Way Footbridge
Hams Way Footbridge
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Main Contractor:  Alun Griffiths Contractors
Photographer:  Simon Kennedy

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