Following the gardening exhibition held in Stuttgart in 1961, the parks and gardens along the river Neckar have been greatly improved and modified, and as there is a considerable pedestrian traffic in this zone, it became necessary to build a footbridge to cross one of the main roadways. This footbridge leads on one side towards the station and on the other in the direction of the Theatre Palace. A public competition was organised to find the best design for this structure, and various firms submitted projects. The chosen one consists of a suspended, metal, flattened arch structure, and a thin walking deck. The arch has 90 ms span, and approach ramps, since the large number of pedestrians precluded the use of steps. The arched box gird...