Durham 031222 4872
Durham 3 December 2022.
This reinforced concrete footbridge was designed by Ove Arup, founder of the companies that bear his name. Completed in 1966, it was the last ever structure of his own design, and links the main Durham peninsula (to the left) to Dunelm House, seen here and also a product of Arup inspired design and construction. It is known as the Kingsgate Bridge and is Listed Grade 1.
Ove Arup was born in Newcastle in 1895 of a Danish father and Norwegian mother, over his 92 year lifetime being regarded as one of the foremost structural engineers in the world, responsible for, or a key contributor to, such diverse projects as the penguin pool at Regent's Park Zoo, air raid shelters, Mulberry Harbours (floating harbours taken across to France to aid landing forces in Normandy in 1944), Sydney Opera House and the cantilever Van Ginkel Footbridge in St Johns, Canada. After his death in 1998 and. as was his wish, his ashes were scattered from the Kingsgate Bridge, which he regarded very highly.
Durham 031222 4872
Durham 3 December 2022.
This reinforced concrete footbridge was designed by Ove Arup, founder of the companies that bear his name. Completed in 1966, it was the last ever structure of his own design, and links the main Durham peninsula (to the left) to Dunelm House, seen here and also a product of Arup inspired design and construction. It is known as the Kingsgate Bridge and is Listed Grade 1.
Ove Arup was born in Newcastle in 1895 of a Danish father and Norwegian mother, over his 92 year lifetime being regarded as one of the foremost structural engineers in the world, responsible for, or a key contributor to, such diverse projects as the penguin pool at Regent's Park Zoo, air raid shelters, Mulberry Harbours (floating harbours taken across to France to aid landing forces in Normandy in 1944), Sydney Opera House and the cantilever Van Ginkel Footbridge in St Johns, Canada. After his death in 1998 and. as was his wish, his ashes were scattered from the Kingsgate Bridge, which he regarded very highly.