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Architects: RDG Planning & Design
- Year: 2011
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Photographs:IRIS22 Productions
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Manufacturers: Iowa Metal Fabrication, Steel Erectors of Iowa
Text description provided by the architects. The High Trestle Trail Bridge, is the fifth longest pedestrian and bicycle bridge in the US. The bridge, over a half mile long, spans the Des Moines River Valley, and connects over 600 miles of trail in central Iowa. With design embracing local coal mining history and geology of the area, the site-specific installation utilizes a tunnel of steel cribs, mimicking the structure of an old mine shaft, and abstracting them in a manner which evokes a sense of whimsical travel through time and space.
