{"id":23760,"date":"2013-09-02T15:42:43","date_gmt":"2013-09-02T10:12:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bharatestates.com\/blog\/?p=23760"},"modified":"2020-06-15T03:43:26","modified_gmt":"2020-06-14T22:13:26","slug":"signature-bridge-linking-to-unconventional-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bharatestates.com\/blog\/signature-bridge-linking-to-unconventional-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Signature Bridge \u2013 Linking to Unconventional Future"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"signature-bridge\"The capital city of India, Delhi boasts some greatest architectural marvels right from the Mughal period. The city is filled with historic as well as modern landmark structures. Delhi witnesses emergence of new and unique projects that are adding more stars to the skyline of the city. One such iconic project that is getting ready to become Delhi\u2019s future symbol is Signature Bridge. This bridge will be built over the Yamuna River. The key vision of the project is to make the bridge design a symbolic statement of the budding India. The plan to develop this ambitious project was proclaimed in 2004 with a view to decongest the city traffic. The bridge is still under-construction and is projected to get completed till September, 2014. Signature Bridge will be 150 meters height which is twice the size of remarkable monument, Qutub-Minar.Design of Signature Bridge:<\/strong>The construction of the bridge already started in 2008. The western approach of the flyover is already set while the eastern approach is also said to be completed recently. Parts of the bridge will be imported from China. An expert team visited several steel companies in China to finalize the best steel for the construction of the bridge. The shape of the structure will be similar to boomerang or a bow. The contractors of the project, Gammon India decided to fabricate the bridge in China. The contractors are in a joint venture with a Brazilian and an Italian company. The bridge is designed by Germans and most of the parts are sourced from Italy. Array of designs were presented but finally the Delhi government and the Delhi Arts Commission selected the design proposed by a German firm. The unsymmetrical tower of the bridge with the glass fa\u00e7ade is cable-supported on both the sides. The upper portion of the pylon fixes the back-stay cables and the main-span cables which is arranged in the harp like manner. The steel and glass combination bridge will look spectacular when illuminated at night. You can reach the top of the bridge from where you can view the entire city.Additional features:<\/strong><\/p>\n