Architect |
Wilkinson Eyre |
Date
Built |
2006 |
Location |
London Road |
Description |
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A walkway
between Numbers 2 and 3 Piccadilly Place
opens out into the Piccadilly Curve bridge
which carries pedestrians over London Road
to the entrace to Piccadilly Station. The
bridge was opened to the public and named
by a public poll in 2006.
It spans a
gap of 35 metres and it is 4.5 metres
wide, 9 metres high and weighs 35 tonnes.
It was manufactured in Huddersfield, then
transported to site in pieces to be
assembled on-site, prior to being lifted
into place by one of the country's largest
cranes on Sunday June 25th. It is
projected that by 2008, over 25 million
passengers will be using Piccadilly
Station and it is likely that the new
bridge will be crossed by 4.5 million
people each year.
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