Spanning the River Thames the Nine Elms Bridge is not just a connector but a place in itself. It celebrates the act of crossing by having at its centre a 10m wide viewing deck, a place to look out across the river and city beyond. It learns from the thinness and intricacy of Victorian engineering. Constructed in steel and using a simple arched truss, the design follows a lineage of iron structures in Britain. There are two distinct routes for cyclists and pedestrians. Cyclists follow the base of the arch, pedestrians are on the deck above in a double-decker configuration. When the base and deck meet at the apex of the arch the cyclists and pedestrians are side by side.