Gunite Bridge

Gunite Bridge
1965

Inspired by the Shell House, this is a pretension, post-compression bridge. The structure was created using two posts that held the wings pulled by tension cables, two footings at the end of each side of the bridge, and support legs that extended from the posts into the footings on the ground. The structure consists of reinforced steel, tension cables and metal lath covering the structure forming the skeleton. The infrastructure was sprayed with concrete using a Gunite machine. Once the concrete dried, the tension cables suspending the pillars were cut, and the structure was now in compression. A veneer of white sand and cement covers the bridge for aesthetic purposes.