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Robinson Bridge

Firm LocationBudapest, Hungary
Project locationBudapest
CompanySPECIÁLTERV Ltd.
Lead ArchitectGábor Pál
Design TeamAndrás Kemenczés (project management), László Hunyadi (statical calculation), Mihály Szabados (steel design), Péter Pataki (technology)
ClientMinistry of Construction and Transport

The 170 m long Robinson Bridge with its 65 m tall pylon is a newly built pedestrian & cycle bridge located along the Danube in Budapest. Designing and constructing a curved, asymmetric cable-stayed structure is among the greatest challenges in the field of structural design, while the bridge was designed to radiate lightness. The bridge has a single, needle-like pylon, with a transparent network of 53 cables suspending the slender bridge deck without any intermediate support. By following the river’s bend, this new element of the capital’s skyline aims to highlight the Danube waterfront.