What is a Bridge? How do we define a bridge? Is it a connection, a tool, an infrastructure, or an architectural structure? As cities expand, bridges are integrated into the urban fabric, taking on new meanings and missions, becoming one of the essential elements that shape the city. Over time, bridges have evolved into symbols that reflect different urban environments and shape diverse ways of life.
The scattered activity hubs in Hsinchu have created a unique lifestyle, where automobiles dominate as the primary mode of transportation. Day after day, people travel across the city, passing by an area isolated by the road system—an urban “non-place” that is seen yet never entered.
A 2.2-kilometer-long bridge will traverse this forgotten land. In contrast, the 3.2-kilometer shopping route inside Big City Mall is more readily accepted by the public. Long-term dependence on automobiles has weakened Hsinchu residents’ perception of distance. This bridge, however, will serve not only as a connection between Hsinchu County and Hsinchu City but also as a link between this forgotten space and the urban landscape. The layered spaces beneath the bridge symbolize a transition from the city to nature, offering a renewed understanding of Hsinchu beyond its urban core.
橋是什麼?如何定義橋，它是一種連結?一種工具?一種基礎設施?還是一種建築?隨著都市擴張，橋被納入都市中，同時被賦予新的意義與使命，成為構成都市的元素之一；此後，橋便成為反映不同都市環境、造就不同生活的象徵。
分散的活動聚點造就新竹獨特的生活樣態，汽車成為最主要的交通工具，日復一日往返各地的路途中，有一處被道路系統隔離的區域，那是屬於都市人的非地方，每天經過，卻不曾進入。
2.2公里的橋貫穿這片化外之地，作為對比，巨城3.2公里的消費路徑反而更能夠讓人接受，長期依賴車輛使新竹人對距離的感知減弱。而橋將不只作為新竹縣市之間的連接，同時也連接這片化外之地與城市，橋下層層堆疊的空間象徵城市到自然的過渡，讓人重新認識城市以外的新竹。
