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JACKSONVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE |
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| CLIENT : |
Jacksonville Port Authority |
| DESIGN ARCHITECT : |
Tat Chan, AIA, NCARB |
| ARCHITECT OF RECORD : |
RS&H, Inc. |
| LOCATION : |
Jacksonville, Florida |
| PROGRAM : |
Bridge |
| AREA : |
6,400 SF |
| COST : |
$ 1,200,000 |
| OUTLINE : |
Bridges are link to interaction between
humankind and progress throughout history. Bridges are creations
due to economic necessity, safety, and new explorations. Bridges
overcomes adverse terrain in a most direct and persistent manner.
Bridges represent vital linkage to new frontier as airport bridges
cities through air travels. Jacksonville International Airport
(JIA) Pedestrian Bridge serves similar purposes.
The JIA Pedestrian Bridge provides a safe link for passenger,
visitors, and staff from the major parking area to the terminal.
The bridge will address the significance, technical, and environmental
aspects of the project:
A. Significance
- Jacksonville is a town with many recognizable and significant
bridges
- Jacksonville's growth can be traced back to its bridges crossing
the St. Johns
- The image of bridges and the representation of gateway toward
new frontier
- Influences customers' first impression of Jacksonville
- nitial interface with JIA and the people of the community
- Vital link for customers that use parking facilities and car
rental services
B. Technical
- Accommodate the physically challenged
- Meet all design criteria for pedestrian and vehicular clearances
- esigned according to projected growth of Airport (potential
volume)
- Able to received the vertical circulation on both end of bridge
abutment
- Worked with existing structure to accommodate the new forces
C. Environmental
- Unique opportunity for a safe and delightful link
- Pleasing passageway for patrons and employees
- Materials and relationship to overall design
Simple elegant stunning location, inspire vision creation
stimulates imagination opens doors
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