The winning entry is a delicate multi-span cable-stayed bridge that tiptoes across the bay

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The winning entry for the Poole bridge is a 25.3 million multi-span structure, designed to echo the masts of boats. The bay is very open and the design team did not want to interfere with the nature of the views, coming up with a combination of aesthetic, technical and economic considerations. The cable-stayed structure has spans of 142m, and the steel A-frame towers are 53m maximum height above water, with a slender concrete deck. The prefabricated stays are anchored to the pylons by lugs on the pylons and a pinned socket connection at the deck.

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A multi-span cable-stayed bridge has beaten designs from around the world in a competition which was set up to search out the best in bridge design

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A multiple-span cable-stayed bridge designed by Flint & Neill, Dissing + Weitling, Ramboll and Terence O'Rourke has won the competition to choose a new bridge for Poole. The Highways Agency's road programme will incorporate the construction of the bridge. The competition was announced in 1994 and was aimed at eoncouraging good design in bridges and each of the three finalists receives 100,000 pounds sterling. The brief had a clear committment to quality and world-class design.

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A landmark structure for Poole and a shining beacon for the south coast is how one team saw the new bridge

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The team that produced the winning design for the Poole Harbour bridge competition were confident about the the structural logic and power of the design. They want a statement and the final form has emerged as an extremely efficient engineering solution. The team was able to support the bridge with a single prefabricated vertical element balanced on a pin joint, by offsetting the mast within the curve of the deck. Structural considerations dictated the size of the mast.

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