Park Square Bridge
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Park Square Bridge, also known as the Supertram Bridge, is a prominent bridge in the City of Sheffield
, England
. It was constructed in 1995 using a bowstring, or tied arch
design. The bridge carries the Sheffield Supertram
system from Commercial Street onto the Park Square roundabout.
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It was constructed in 1995 using a bowstring, or tied arch
Tied arch bridge
A tied-arch bridge is an arch bridge in which the outward-directed horizontal forces of the arch, or top chord, are borne as tension by the bottom chord , rather than by the ground or the bridge foundations...
design. The bridge carries the Sheffield Supertram
Sheffield Supertram
The Supertram, officially called the Stagecoach Supertram, is a light rail tram system in the City of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England...
system from Commercial Street onto the Park Square roundabout.