The path of the new bridge is conceived designed not simply as a connection between two locations but as an extension of an urban route. It starts from Piazza Dante, overpasses the railroad tracks and reaches the new parking/transportation terminal in Via Proietti Divi.

The footbridge is a bicycle and pedestrian pathway that extends for approximately 177m and is made up of two structurally different and independent segments: one longer cable-stayed tract, supported by a frame consisting of the three steel tubes that make up the tripod, and another adjacent shorter arc (Vierendeel truss) designed to be constructed in the final section of the area, near the parking lot.

The TRIPOD has been chosen as a symbolic element of the new urban gateway and as an expression of the identity of Terni. The structural element consists of three pillars slightly tapered upwards, enclosing the footbridge, and joined together with two rings placed at the summit. The main support of the tripod is positioned in the central part of the railway tract.

The entrance to the bridge from Piazza Dante is placed inside the railway station, creating a new glass structure that overlooks Piazza Dante and rests on the external façade of the station: it remains flush, without compromising the façade’s integrity, and provides a volume of light in axis with Viale Curio Dentato. The diametrically opposed entrance to the bridge is placed within a structure containing a staircase and an elevator: the structural element that contains the elevator and the staircase also supports the final part of the bridge through a cantilever bracket on which the end of the Vierendeel truss of the arched bridge rests.