The Tabi'at Bridge is the largest pedestrian overpass in Tehran, Iran. The 270-meter (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. The word tabiat means "nature" in the Persian language.
Tabiat Bridge was designed by Leila Araghian as part of a local competition for the design of a bridge to connect two parks in north Tehran which were separated by a highway. In designing the bridge, a process that took a total of 4 years, Araghian wanted it to "be a place for people to stay and ponder, not simply pass." To achieve this the bridge is not straight and contains benches and seating.
Three tree-shaped columns support two continuous deck levels which makes the lower level covered and suitable for use in all seasons. A third level is located where the truss meets the column branches The complex steel structure has a dynamic three-dimensional truss and the surface is curved with varying widths. Structural elements of the bridge use a latent geometrical order rotated and repeated in all three dimensions.
Restaurants serve customers at either end of the bridge with seating areas and kiosks between. Some areas of the bridge are open to allow trees to grow and the bridge itself has green spaces to encourage visitors to linger. The bridge offers viewing areas for scenery without itself blocking the view of the Alborz mountains and has a small footprint that blends in with its environment.
Each of the two parks the bridge connects has multiple pathways leading visitors onto the bridge.
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