Just like a Japanese hand fan, the footbridge unfolds in pieces around a stationary hinge, allowing boat traffic to pass through London’s Grand Union Canal.

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Every Friday afternoon, it heaves open like a 60-foot-tall Japanese hand fan. The bridge was designed by Knight Architects, a London firm specializing in bridges, ...

The collapsible folding hand fan first appeared in Japan circa 637 CE. While the fan (or leaf ) was later made of paper, older hand fans were crafted from animal skins.

The bridge’s three metre wide deck is constructed from five cantilevered steel beams which are raised using hydraulic jacks in an action that replicates a traditional Japanese hand fan. The first beam ...

Knight Architects has completed this 20m-long bridge across the Grand Union Canal in Paddington, London which opens up like a fan The bridge’s three metre wide deck is constructed from five ...