Bridge designs

For a bridge to be visually and aesthetically successful it must confirm to a number of design criteria. The most important are: The relationship between the bridge and its surroundings. The relationship between road alignment and the bridge type. The relationship between the bridge and other bridges. The design of the bridge itself. In the literature of bridge design there has been a lot of attention concerning the design of the bridge itself. There is a strong need to give more attention to the design criteria’s given by the setting and other environmental factors. The article is based upon a just published designguide by the Directorate of Public Roads, Bridge department in Norway.