One of Britain’s more unusual restaurants is in full swing – quite literally – thanks to the endeavours of HBPW’s engineering team.
A unique swing bridge structure on the River Hull now houses a restaurant whereby diners can enjoy their meals as it opens to allow vessels through.
HBPW and A. Torn Construction worked closely on the design and build project to provide foundations to the hub of the footbridge and separate protection structures to fend off errant river traffic. This involved driving piles deep into the riverbed, along with a complicated reinforced pile cap, all detailed to achieve the tight deflection limits specified in the design of the bridge superstructure.
Close to Hull’s sea life tourist attraction, The Deep, the structure, which looks like a giant comma with the leg of the comma going over the river, is now one of the city’s more unusual landmarks.