Skywalk, Elevated footbridge at Hannover Messe exhibition center, Germany

Skywalk is a 340-metre weather-protected double-tube footbridge linking Hannover Messe/Laatzen station with the Hannover Messe grounds. Designed by Helmut C. Schulitz as a cable-stayed bridge, it runs about 6 metres above Münchener Straße on supports with spans of 20, 24 and 28 metres. Inside the tubes are six Kone RSV-HD moving walkways, each 71.70 to 91.70 metres long, alongside walking areas.

The Skywalk was built in 1997 and 1998 for Expo 2000, linking the Expo railway station in Laatzen with the exhibition grounds. It was designed by Helmut C. Schulitz (Schulitz + Partner Architekten) as a cable-stayed structure. In 1999 the glass facade received the DuPont Benedictus Award.

The Skywalk was built for Expo 2000, and its glass facade of 670 curved DuPont elements won the DuPont Benedictus Prize in 1999. Six Kone moving walkways run inside the twin tubes, and their direction is reversed according to visitor flows toward the station or the fairground.

The Skywalk links the Hannover Messe/Laatzen station directly with the exhibition grounds at a height of about 6 metres above Münchener Straße. Two lifts at the endpoints and staircases beside the escalators make it usable for visitors with reduced mobility. Six moving walkways run in pairs, and their direction can be reversed to carry crowds towards the station or towards the fair.

The Skywalk's glass facade consists of 670 curved safety-glass elements on slim steel profiles, a design that won the DuPont Benedictus Award in 1999. The six travelators, made by Kone, can be reversed depending on visitor flow, running either toward the station or toward the exhibition grounds.