Tabiat Bridge
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The Tabi'at Bridge (Persian: پل طبیعت, lit. 'The bridge of nature') is the largest pedestrian overpass in Tehran, Iran. The 270-metre (890 ft) bridge connects two public parks — Taleghani Park and Abo-Atash Park — by spanning Modarres Expressway, one of the main highways in northern Tehran.[1] The word tabiat which was imported from Arabic to Persian, means "nature" in Persian, but it has several other meanings in Arabic.[1][2]
Tabiat Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 35°45′16″N 51°25′14″E |
Crosses | Modares Expressway |
Locale | Tehran, Iran |
Official name | Pole Tabiat |
Characteristics | |
Design | Footbridge |
History | |
Designer | Leila Araghian |
Contracted lead designer | Diba Tensile Architecture |
Construction start | 2010 |
Construction end | 2014 |
Location | |
The bridge was designed by Diba Tensile Architecture (Leila Araghian and Alireza Behzadi).[1] It has won several awards, including the Popular Choice Prize for Highways & Bridges from the Architizer A+ Awards, a global architectural competition based in New York.[3][4] The bridge also won the 2016 Aga Khan Award for Architecture[5] for its exemplary approach to an infrastructure project, "a breath of fresh air" according to the award jury.[6]