Tabiat Bridge

Tabi'at (Nature) Bridge
Crosses Modares Expressway
Locale Tehran, Iran
Official name Pol-e Tabi'at
Characteristics
Design Footbridge
History
Designer Leila Araghian
Construction begin 2010
Construction end 2014

The Nature Bridge or Tabi'at Bridge (Persian: پل طبیعت Pol-e Tabi'at) is the largest pedestrian overpass built in Tehran, Iran. The 270-metre (890 ft) bridge connects two public parksTaleghani Park and Abo-Atash Parkby spanning Shahid Modarres ave, one of the main highways in northern Tehran.[1] The word tabiat means "nature" in the Persian language.[1][2] The bridge was designed by Leila Araghian. It has won several awards, including the Popular Choice Prize for Highways & Bridges from the Architizer A+ Awards, a global architectural competition based in New York.[3][4]

History

Tabiat Bridge was designed by Leila Araghian as part of a local competition for the design of a bridge to connect two parks in north Tehran which were separated by a highway.[5] In designing the bridge, a process which took a total of a year, Araghian wanted it to "be a place for people to stay and ponder, not simply pass."[5] To achieve this the bridge is not straight and contains benches and seating.[4]

Construction of the bridge started in 2010, using a total of 2000 tonnes of steel and 10000 cubic metres of concrete before it was finished in October 2014.[4] Construction of the bridge over a large highway was described as a big challenge, with platforms and temporary tunnels built to ensure that nothing fell on to the road below.[4]

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Coordinates: 35°45′16″N 51°25′13″E / 35.7545°N 51.4204°E / 35.7545; 51.4204

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