At Messiah Bridgeworks we know how to use a ruler - but we don't always think along straight lines.
The Signature Series is for the more imaginative gardener. This garden bridge could be your own creation, a one of a kind. Or it could incorporate some design features of the world's most noteworthy and prominent bridges. Do you have a favorite bridge? We can build a minature footbridge to span your watercourse or pond. Ever been across the magnificent Sydney Harbour bridge? How about a scale replica in your back yard?
Remember the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen on the Rhine River? It consisted of a large single arch flanked by two truss sections. What a miniature garden bridge this could be!
The Sydney Harbour Bridge Sydney, Australia
Contemplate some of the designs featured here and add a few of your own. Remember there are four basic bridge forms that can be combined to create a truly remarkable and unique garden feature. Our Signature Series bridge will put your garden in a class of its own and give a focal point to your garden party like nothing else. See general information page for more bridge ideas. Yaquina Bay Bridge on the coast of Oregon
The "Iron Bridge" at Coalbrookdale in Shropshire, England. This is the oldest iron bridge in the world, built in 1779. This bridge would make an excellent miniature.
The Bosebrucke in Berlin. Notice how this graceful arch flows into the cantilever end spans. This would make the ultimate garden bridge miniature over a depression, pond or creek.
The "Messiah" garden bridge features a level entry which gently flows into a graceful arch. This footbridge can be built with rectangular tubing truss handrails as shown above or with wrought iron railings of forged decorative spindles as shown below.
| | Cantilever arch with a suspended walkway |
| | Walkway can be flat or gently arched |
| | Handrail made from spindles and finishing posts |
| | Lambs tongue handrail terminals |
| | 19 feet overall length |
| | 12 feet between pillars |
| | Top of arch is 4 1/2 feet above walkway |
Miniature of the Yaquina Bay Bridge
Options can include post balls of cast iron or polished stone, lights, or plant hangers.
