River Lagan Footbridge

Location: Lagan Valley Regional Park, Belfast

Size: 465 sqft

Criteria: This River Lagan footbridge had been in place for many years and needed to be almost wholly replaced due to structural instability. Paul McAlister Architects were the designers for the new foot bridge for our client Belfast City Council. The structural design and combination of the architectural aesthetics provides an elegant new foot bridge for the busy Lagan river towpath. The bridge is located not far from the Lock Keeper’s Inn coffee shop within the Lagan Valley Regional Park in Belfast. The design concept was to use timber as a sustainable material throughout the new structure and the timber detailing is a reflection of the traditional footbridge and the wish to design with sustainable materials.