The governor of Florida, Rick Scott, and the junior senator for the state, Marco Rubio, joined other officials at the scene. Rubio, who is an adjunct professor at FIU, said the bridge was intended to be an innovative and “one-of-a-kind engineering design”. In models and drawings of the structure, the bridge has a tall, off-centre tower with supporting cables attached to the walkway. The university has long been interested in this kind of design; in 2010, it opened an Accelerated Bridge Construction Centre to help in the development of the method. The pedestrian bridge was a collaboration between Miami-based MCM Construction and Figg Bridge Design, which is based in Tallahassee.

Source: The Guardian March 16, 2018 12:04 UTC