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Footbridge in Lužec nad Vltavou by Petr Tej, Marek Blank and Jan Mourek

The 130 m long ultra-high performance fiber reinforced concrete footbridge that connects the largest island on Vltava River with the land

Footbridge in Lužec nad Vltavou by Petr Tej, Marek Blank and Jan Mourek
Photography by © BoysPlayNice

Design and engineering team Petr Tej, Marek Blank and Jan Mourek completed a 130 m long ultra-high performance fiber reinforced concrete footbridge that connects the largest island on Vltava River with the land. Take a look at the complete story after the jump.

Footbridge in Lužec nad Vltavou by Petr Tej, Marek Blank and Jan Mourek
Photography by © BoysPlayNice

From the architects: Lužec nad Vltavou is a village in Bohemia near M?lník in the picturesque floodplain landscape of the Vltava River. Since 1907, when the lateral canal between the villages Ho?ín and Vra?any was built, it has been the only village in the Czech Republic that lies on the island with its entire territory. The island is also the largest island on the Vltava River.

The footbridge runs across the innavigable river flow between the villages of Lužec nad Vltavou and Bukol. The bridge is on the long-distance north-south cycle route EuroVelo 7 leading from Sweden to Sicily.

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Footbridge in Lužec nad Vltavou by Petr Tej, Marek Blank and Jan Mourek
Photography by © BoysPlayNice

The architectural design is based on the lightness and subtlety that are made possible by the technologically extremely advanced material UHPFRC (ultra-high performance fiber reinforced concrete).

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The footbridge is conceived as a suspended structure with one pylon and two fields with spans of 30 + 100 m. The main field crosses the river with a width of 70 m. The bridge deck is led in a high-rise arch with a radius of 777 m and is composed of directly walking prefabricated segments from UHPFRC. The hinges consist of 17 pairs of locked steel ropes.

The bridge deck was mounted on the fixed ring above the banks. The part above the river was mounted as a free cantilever. The bridge deck is connected with two free cables.\

Photography by © BoysPlayNice
Footbridge in Lužec nad Vltavou by Petr Tej, Marek Blank and Jan Mourek
Photography by © BoysPlayNice

All elements of the structure are unified and dematerialized by tones of medium gray color.

The footbridge is connected with the landscape by a newly planted oak alley along the road on the Bukol side. The oak trees will grow to the height of the pylon.

Project information
Author: Petr Tej, architect and bridge engineer/ Marek Blank, architect / Jan Mourek, bridge engineer
Project location: Municipality Lužec nad Vltavou
Project country: Czech Republic
Project year: 2015
Completion year: 2020
Dimensions span: 130 m
Client: Municipality Lužec nad Vltavou

Photography by BoysPlayNice

Collaborator
Contractors documentation: Valbek [Lukáš Vráblík, Ond?ej Matoušek]
Contractor company: Hochtief [Petr Vítek]

Materials
UHPFRC – structure od footbridge
steel – locked rope hinges, pylon, railings
concrete – abutments, foundations

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