Sails of the South

Sails of the South

The Sails of the South is a structure situated between two carriageways of the M275 motorway just outside Portsmouth, England. It was unveiled in March 2001 in order to enhance the entrance to the city as part of the regeneration scheme The Gateway Project. HGP Architects, offices located in Fareham less than 5 miles realised the scheme and installation.

The physical appearance of the Sails are a masted tri-sail, flanked by poles and cables on either side of the carriageway to form Tipner Bridge. The Sails are illuminated in violet at night. In addition, there are bird roosting sites in nearby Tipner Lake.

The sails of the south was part of the redundant but later revived gateway project, this and the refurbishment of the nearby bridge was the only parts of the project to be realised. The bridge intended to take the M275 over a roundabout of an unbuilt junction roundabout.

External links

* [http://www.portsmouth-uk.co.uk/sails_of_the_south.htm The Sails of the South]
* [http://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/media/InformationSheet_GatewayProject.pdf Information Sheet (PDF)]


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