The Mobius Bridge at Finzels Reach, Bristol, is a key element of a £200m waterside regeneration scheme, which will provide residential apartments, office, retail, leisure, bar and restaurant space, as well as a micro-brewery.

This state-of-the-art crossing, designed by Julian Hakes in association with Buro Happold, will be a landmark feature of the scheme, providing a pedestrian and cycle link from Finzels Reach to Castle Park.

Creating a modern sculptural element between the two river banks, the bridge's structure exhibits an intriguing mix of simplicity and complexity. The deck, arch and pier are fabricated as a tubular framed ladder truss and expressed as a singular seamless, twisting element, giving the design both structural economy and lightness.

The bridge takes its name from the mathematical form that describes a single-edged and single sided surface; a Mobius is created by twisting one end of a strip 180o before joining the two ends to make a loop. As the surface and edge of a Mobius are continuous they are infinite, and therefore a Mobius is often associated with the infinity symbol.

Date: 2004 - current