架构师提供的文本描述。2012年夏天，设计办公室IPV Delft实现了迄今为止最受关注的自行车桥之一：荷兰城市Eindhoven的Hovenring。斜拉桥为骑自行车者和行人提供了令人兴奋的交叉.以其令人印象深刻的70米塔，72米直径，薄薄的甲板和显眼的灯光，自行车环行是一个新的地标城市。

Text description provided by the architects. In the summer of 2012, design office ipv Delft realized one of its most talked about cycle bridges to date: The Hovenring in the Dutch city of Eindhoven. The cable-stayed bridge offers cyclists and pedestrians an exciting crossover. With its impressive 70-metre pylon, 72 metre diameter, thin deck and conspicuous lighting, the cyclist roundabout is a new landmark for the city.

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就像飞碟一样，钢桥在赫尔巴安/米雷纳克威格交叉口上方盘旋，它令人印象深刻的塔架标志着通往艾因霍温和韦尔德霍温城市的入口之路。过去这里有一个平行线交叉路口，但附近一个住宅区的发展意味着，为了应对日益增长的交通，需要改变交叉口。由于艾因霍温市议会不允许骑自行车的地下通道，也不希望有一个水平交叉环形交叉路口，他们要求荷兰桥梁专家IPV Delft考虑可能的解决方案。一座圆形斜拉桥很快就成了最好的选择。

Like a flying saucer, the steel bridge hoovers above the Heerbaan/Meerenakkerweg intersection, its impressive pylon marking the entrance way to the cities of Eindhoven and Veldhoven. There used to be a level crossing here, but the development of a nearby housing estate meant the intersection needed changing in order to cope with growing traffic. As Eindhoven City Council refrains from cyclist underpasses and didn’t want a level crossing roundabout either, they asked Dutch bridge specialist ipv Delft to look at possible solutions. A circular cable-stayed bridge soon appeared to be the best option.

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该桥梁由70米高的塔架、24根钢索和一个圆形桥面组成，由钢制成。电缆连接在桥面的内侧，桥面与圆形计数器重量相连。这样，防止了桥面内的扭转。靠近该方法的M形支架也能确保稳定.

Structure The bridge comprises a 70-meters high pylon, 24 steel cables and a circular bridge deck and is made out of steel. The cables are attached to the inner side of the bridge deck, right where the bridge deck connects to the circular counter weight. This way, torsion within the bridge deck is prevented. The M-shaped supports near the approach spans also ensure stability.

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设计过程的挑战之一是空间集成。现有的基础设施和建筑物为通往回旋处的斜坡的等级设定了界限。由于空间有限，决定将交叉口下面的地面水平降低1.5米，为行人和骑自行车的人提供一个舒适的斜坡。

One of the challenges of the design process was the spacial integration. The existing infrastructure and buildings set the boundaries for the grades of the slopes leading up to the roundabout. As space was limited, it was decided to lower the ground level of the intersection underneath by a metre and a half, allowing for a comfortable slope for pedestrians and cyclists.

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定制的设计和建造过程也带来了许多技术挑战。IPV Delft非常清楚地看到了这座桥应该是什么样子：只有一个薄薄的圆形桥面和一个强大形状的塔架。除其他外，这意味着将电缆附加到塔架上的标准方式是不够的，因为它将导致在塔顶附近的大量偷窃。为此，设计了一种量身定做的解决方案。跨径桥附近的M形支架也是如此。

Tailor-made The design and building process offered many technical challenges as well. Ipv Delft had a very clear view of what the bridge should look like: little more than a thin circular bridge deck and a powerfully shaped pylon. Amongst other things, this meant the standard way of attaching cables to the pylon wouldn’t suffice, as it would result in a bulk of steal near the pylon top. Therefore, a tailor-made solution was designed. The same applies to the M-shaped supports near the span bridges.

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照明设计符合Eindhoven作为“光之城”的身份(Eindhoven是飞利浦公司的所在地)，IPV Delft也为Hovenring做了照明设计。它的主要元素之一是集成到圆形甲板。在柜台重量和甲板之间的空间已经安装了铝板，半透明薄板和管照明，这导致一个明显可见的夜光环。与照明塔架一起，灯光环确保了桥梁在夜间的壮观外观。/功能照明被整合到栏杆中，LED照明照亮桥面甲板，同时确保桥梁使用者的面部识别。塔架和桥面之间的缆索架上的灯和圆形配重的内表面上的灯光照亮了桥下的交叉口。无论白天还是黑夜，索塔桥都是一个真正的吸引眼球的桥梁，其简单性令人叹为观止。

Lighting design Befitting Eindhoven’s identity as the ‘City of Light’ (Eindhoven is home to the Philips company), ipv Delft also made a lighting design for the Hovenring. One of its main elements is integrated into the circular deck. The space in between counter weight and deck has been fitted with aluminum lamellas, translucent sheeting and tube lighting, which results in a clearly visible ring of light at night. Together with the illuminated pylon, the ring of light ensures the bridge’s spectacular appearance at night./ The functional lighting is integrated into the railing, where LED-lighting illuminates the bridge deck and ensures facial recognition of the bridge users at the same time. Lights attached to a cable framework in between pylon and bridge deck and to the inner surface of the circular counterweight illuminate the intersection underneath.Both day and night, the pylon bridge is a true eye-catcher, spectacular in its simplicity.