RFK Pedestrian Bridge Fence

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

This pedestrian bridge fence for the RFK Bridge in New York uses curved, sloped wire mesh which leans inward. We helped the designer, COWI to develop some details of the fence. The challenge was to roll the mesh while sloping it. We had to try different wire mesh types and methods of rolling to get it to work. A mock up was key to solving getting it right. By leaning into the mock up and kicking it around we corroborated with the design team to add some final tweaks to the fence to make it more rigid. There are some things that you just have to put there and play with rather than staring at numbers on the screen.

Our partners, United Iron Inc from Mt. Vernon NY who installed the fence were key to the success of this project.

PROJECT GALLERY

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