Knostrop Weir foot and cycle bridge forms part of the wider Leeds Flood Alleviation scheme. It will be a key link in maintaining a pedestrian and cycle pathway along the River Aire.

© Paul White

Architects: Knight Architects

Location: Knostrop, Leeds, United Kingdom

Lead Architects : Knight Architects

Main Contractor: Bam Nuttall

Structural Engineer: Mott MacDonald

Steelwork Contractor : SH Structures LTD

Project Year: 2017

Photographs: Paul White

© Paul White

Text description provided by the architects. Knostrop Weir foot and cycle bridge forms part of the wider Leeds Flood Alleviation scheme. It will be a key link in maintaining a pedestrian and cycle pathway along the River Aire.
© Paul White

The City Council?s requirement was for a 70m, foot and cycle bridge that had to be of high architectural quality. Construction of the bridge would also need to be tightly integrated with the construction of a new flood control weir it stands upon.

© Paul White

The project is a crossover point between two major projects in Leeds. Funding comes as part of the innovative £50M Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme with the river link reinstating part of the newly upgraded Trans Pennine Trail. As such, special attention had to be made to the landscape assessments and guidance documents of the aforementioned schemes.

© Paul White

The superstructu...