Tintagel Castle Footbridge

Tintagel, Cornwall, United Kingdom, Europe

Completed · Infrastructure · Pedestrian Bridge · Temperate · 2019

A footbridge reconnecting the mainland and island halves of Tintagel Castle after some 500 years, formed of two independent 33m cantilevers that nearly meet with a deliberate central gap. The structure tapers from 4.5m at the rock to 170mm at the centre and is decked in locally quarried slate set on edge. It was shortlisted for the 2021 RIBA Stirling Prize.

Innovation highlights

Two independent cantilevers meeting at a symbolic gap
Dramatically tapering depth from springing to centre
Local slate decking laid on edge
Mixed painted, stainless duplex steel and oak

Innovations in the catalogue

Twin Independent Cantilevers With a Central Gap
Tapering Structural Depth Matched to Bending Forces
Locally Quarried Slate Decking on Edge

Client / Developer: English Heritage
Architect: William Matthews Associates with Ney & Partners
Engineer: Ney & Partners
Type: Pedestrian bridge

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