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- The Rolling Bridge is a kinetic sculpture, and a unique type of curling moveable bridge, completed in 2004 as part of the Grand Union Canal office and retail development project...
- I love seeking out slightly off the beaten track sights as I'm not a huge fan of crowds, and after reading about the Rolling Bridge I knew I had to see it.
- The Rolling Bridge opens and closes a number of times each week including every Friday at midday. Rolling Bridge images / information from Heatherwick Studio.
- The Rolling Bridge at Paddington is wonderful to watch when it uncurls and becomes a bridge for just a few minutes once a week.
- Rolling Bridge. The Rolling Bridge spans an inlet off the main canal in London’s Paddington Basin.
- Opened in 2004, the Rolling Bridge uses a curling motion to extend and retract across the span of the canal.
- The Rolling Bridge would probably be better described as the ‘curling bridge’ as it can close in on itself to form an octagon.
- The technique for this is housed in a separate building. Fully rolled the bridge forms an octagon. The bridge is rolled every Friday at lunchtime.
- The Rolling Bridge was designed by the famous British designer Thomas Heatherwick. This bridge in Paddington looks inconspicuous at first glance.