Pedestrian Bridge for Salford

RIBA Competitions has joined forces with Salford City Council in asking architects and engineers to put forward concepts for the new bridge, which would cross the River Irwell and join some of Salford's untapped green spaces to residential areas.

 

The competition is open to registered architects and engineers worldwide. Team collaborations are encouraged and can either be architect or engineering led.

The area where the bridge is set to be constructed - The Meadows - covers around seven hectares and forms the northern section of the Irwell River Park (IRP) project.

IRP will be an international waterfront destination.

Three new bridges have already been built across the Irwell and the Manchester Ship Canal, as part of plans to improve direct connections at key sites across Salford such as MediaCityUK and Greengate, alongside a bridge link to Manchester at Spinningfields.