Da Vinci’s Bridge
The Leonardo Bridge Project is a global public arts project connecting diverse and distant communities through the construction of a very special bridge designed in 1502 by the universal genius Leonardo Da Vinci but never built.
Leonardo Da Vinci’s revolving bridge could be quickly packed up and transported for use by armies on the move to pass over bodies of water. The bridge would swing across a stream or moat and set down on the other side so that soldiers could pass with little trouble. The device had wheels and incorporated a rope-and-pulley system for both quick employment and easy transport. It was also equipped with a counterweight tank for balancing purposes.