Historic bridges · London
The Rolling Bridge
The Rolling Bridge is a historic bridge in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–30 min
- Nearest railway station
- London Paddington · 0.2 km
- Paid entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
The Rolling Bridge is a named historic bridge in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 2004. Opening hours: We,Fr 12:00-12:10; Sa 14:00-14:10. Wheelchair accessible (per OpenStreetMap). Coordinates: 51.5184°, -0.1747°.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Rolling Bridge is a kinetic sculpture, and a unique type of curling moveable bridge, completed in 2004 as part of the Grand Union Canal office and retail development project at Paddington Basin, London. The bridge is scheduled to open every Wednesday and Friday at noon, and every Saturday at 2 pm.
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Background
Architecture
, London. The clip is shown at five times the original speed.]] The Rolling Bridge was conceived by Thomas Heatherwick. It consists of eight triangular sections hinged at the walkway level and connected above by two-part links that can be collapsed towards the deck by hydraulic cylinders mounted vertically between the sections. When extended, it resembles a conventional steel and timber footbridge, and is 12 metres long. To retract the bridge, the hydraulic pistons are activated and the bridge curls up until its two ends join, to form an octagonal shape measuring one half of the waterway's width at that point. The bridge won the British Constructional Steelwork Association's British…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5184, -0.1747
- District
- Westminster
- Parish
- Westminster, unparished area
- Postcode
- W2 1NW
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
- Established
- 2004
- Nearest railway station
- London Paddington — 0.2 km
- Opening
- We,Fr 12:00-12:10; Sa 14:00-14:10
Sources
- osm: w174458597 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: The Rolling Bridge (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: CurlingBridgeClip.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is The Rolling Bridge?
- The Rolling Bridge is in London, United Kingdom (postcode W2 1NW), in the parish of Westminster, unparished area.
- When was The Rolling Bridge built?
- Built or established in 2004.
- Who owns The Rolling Bridge?
- The Rolling Bridge is owned by | maint =.
- How do I get to The Rolling Bridge?
- The nearest railway station is London Paddington, about 0.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode W2 1NW.