Jacobs Ladder Bridge
The Jacobs Ladder Bridge is a covered footbridge to be constructed over State Highway 1 in Auckland, New Zealand. The bridge will connect Westhaven Marina over the widened motorway to the Jacob's Ladder stairs leading up to the Saint Marys Bay suburb. The bridge will be 102m long, 3.7m wide, and be 6m above the motorway with an internal height of 3m.
The bridge is intended to provide a gateway statement to Auckland for travellers on the motorway, being clad in a golden-coloured mesh network reminiscent of Maori fishing nets or fish traps, and will be lit up at night to provide a similar visual effect.
Previously, the Jacob's Ladder stairs used to come all the way down to the motorway level on the southern side, and connect east via a footpath. The stairs will now only extend down as far as the bridge's crossing height, with ramped pedestrian paths provided running west and east along the motorway's southern side. On the northern side, stairs and an elevator will provide access down to the marina car park.
Construction is underway for abutments and column footings of the bridge as of early 2011.
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