ABSTRACT
The design for the Peace Bridge, a 45 m (148 ft) span footbridge, was detailed for fabrication and construction in very remote parts of Sub-Saharan Africa. The design was developed with two objectives: to utilize materials that are readily available in rural Kenya and to provide structural details that are tailored for fabrication with the tools (or lack of tools) available in the area. For example, the towers were detailed to be erected by hand with the aid of only a wire rope winch. A simplified method for the structural analysis of the bridge is presented, as well as details used for the anchors, suspenders, saddles, and tower foundations. The Peace Bridge is the latest bridge to be completed by Bridging the Gap Africa, a non-profit that enables remote communities to build footbridges that will improve the quality of their lives and help prevent river-crossing fatalities.
