Jacobs Ladder Bridge
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The Jacobs Ladder Bridge is a covered footbridge being constructed over State Highway 1 in Auckland
, New Zealand
. The bridge will connect Westhaven Marina
over the widened 10-lane 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 to cost up to $5 million.
The bridge is to provide a gateway statement to Auckland for travellers on the motorway, 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. While Jacob's Ladder access will be restored in time for the Rugby World Cup 2011, the new bridge will only be completed some time later. In August 2011, the two trusses had been installed, and the floor slabs for the bridge were beginning to be installed, transport in place by a temporary "monorail" attached to the top of the truss.
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. The bridge will connect Westhaven Marina
Westhaven Marina
Westhaven Marina in Auckland, New Zealand, is the largest yacht marina in the Southern Hemisphere. The marina has nearly two thousand berths and swing moorings, and tends to be continually booked...
over the widened 10-lane motorway to the Jacob's Ladder stairs leading up to the Saint Marys Bay
Saint Marys Bay, New Zealand
Saint Marys Bay is an Auckland suburb- 1800s :mid-1840s George Scott farms the land where 3 Lamps is now.1853 For £1100 Catholic Bishop Pompallier purchases 19ha in the area between 3 lamps and the shoreline from James O’Neill christening it Mount St. Mary.1854 O’Neill’s house becomes St. Anne’s...
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 to cost up to $5 million.
The bridge is to provide a gateway statement to Auckland for travellers on the motorway, 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. While Jacob's Ladder access will be restored in time for the Rugby World Cup 2011, the new bridge will only be completed some time later. In August 2011, the two trusses had been installed, and the floor slabs for the bridge were beginning to be installed, transport in place by a temporary "monorail" attached to the top of the truss.