PUBLIC ART
Collection: Mt. Si Bridge Unincorporated King County, Washington
The new Mt Si Bridge replacement crosses the mid-fork of the Snoqualmie River east of North Bend, Washington on a picturesque road leading to a regional hiking trailhead.
Cris Bruch, Mt. Si Bridge, 2008
© Cris Bruch, Mt. Si Bridge, 2009, Steel, bronze, landscaping, King County Public Art Commission, Photo by the artist
The striking barn red and spring green color scheme, cast bronze gusset ornamentation, decorative rails and mass plantings of red twig dogwood (cornus stolonifera) marking the alignment of the original Mt. Si Bridge, are the work of project artist Cris Bruch.
Based on community interest in framing the forested view corridor that approaches this significant hiking area, the team knew that the replacement bridge would employ a truss structure design similar to the historic bridge. The original steel truss bridge was built in 1914 across the White River and was moved in 1955 to North Bend. The 100-year-old original bridge was too narrow and deteriorated to use as the primary lifeline route for 400 homes that have grown up in the area and the thousands of hikers that visit nearby trails each year.
Bruch explains his goal as the project artist saying, "I have thought about the bridge as an event, an experience that should contain some awe and excitement that has a narrative structure to it. Each component is an effort toward heightening an experience, toward providing details that might be uncovered over several visits and surprises or gestures that will reward the inquisitive."
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Cris Bruch, Mt. Si Bridge, 2008
© Cris Bruch, Mt. Si Bridge, 2009, Steel, bronze, landscaping, King County Public Art Commission, Photo by the artist
The striking barn red and spring green color scheme, cast bronze gusset ornamentation, decorative rails and mass plantings of red twig dogwood (cornus stolonifera) marking the alignment of the original Mt. Si Bridge, are the work of project artist Cris Bruch.
Based on community interest in framing the forested view corridor that approaches this significant hiking area, the team knew that the replacement bridge would employ a truss structure design similar to the historic bridge. The original steel truss bridge was built in 1914 across the White River and was moved in 1955 to North Bend. The 100-year-old original bridge was too narrow and deteriorated to use as the primary lifeline route for 400 homes that have grown up in the area and the thousands of hikers that visit nearby trails each year.
Bruch explains his goal as the project artist saying, "I have thought about the bridge as an event, an experience that should contain some awe and excitement that has a narrative structure to it. Each component is an effort toward heightening an experience, toward providing details that might be uncovered over several visits and surprises or gestures that will reward the inquisitive."
Visit the artist's website
Cris Bruch, Mt. Si Bridge, 2008
© Cris Bruch, Mt. Si Bridge, 2009, Steel, bronze, landscaping, Detail, King County Public Art Commission, Photo by the artist
The striking barn red and spring green color scheme, cast bronze gusset ornamentation, decorative rails and mass plantings of red twig dogwood (cornus stolonifera) marking the alignment of the original Mt. Si Bridge, are the work of project artist Cris Bruch.
Based on community interest in framing the forested view corridor that approaches this significant hiking area, the team knew that the replacement bridge would employ a truss structure design similar to the historic bridge. The original steel truss bridge was built in 1914 across the White River and was moved in 1955 to North Bend. The 100-year-old original bridge was too narrow and deteriorated to use as the primary lifeline route for 400 homes that have grown up in the area and the thousands of hikers that visit nearby trails each year.
Bruch explains his goal as the project artist saying, "I have thought about the bridge as an event, an experience that should contain some awe and excitement that has a narrative structure to it. Each component is an effort toward heightening an experience, toward providing details that might be uncovered over several visits and surprises or gestures that will reward the inquisitive."
Visit the artist's website
Cris Bruch, Mt. Si Bridge, 2008
© Cris Bruch, Mt. Si Bridge, 2009, Steel, bronze, landscaping, Detail, King County Public Art Commission, Photo by the artist
The striking barn red and spring green color scheme, cast bronze gusset ornamentation, decorative rails and mass plantings of red twig dogwood (cornus stolonifera) marking the alignment of the original Mt. Si Bridge, are the work of project artist Cris Bruch.
Based on community interest in framing the forested view corridor that approaches this significant hiking area, the team knew that the replacement bridge would employ a truss structure design similar to the historic bridge. The original steel truss bridge was built in 1914 across the White River and was moved in 1955 to North Bend. The 100-year-old original bridge was too narrow and deteriorated to use as the primary lifeline route for 400 homes that have grown up in the area and the thousands of hikers that visit nearby trails each year.
Bruch explains his goal as the project artist saying, "I have thought about the bridge as an event, an experience that should contain some awe and excitement that has a narrative structure to it. Each component is an effort toward heightening an experience, toward providing details that might be uncovered over several visits and surprises or gestures that will reward the inquisitive."
Visit the artist's website
Cris Bruch, Mt. Si Bridge, 2008
© Cris Bruch, Mt. Si Bridge, 2009, Steel, bronze, landscaping, King County Public Art Commission, Photo by the artist
The striking barn red and spring green color scheme, cast bronze gusset ornamentation, decorative rails and mass plantings of red twig dogwood (cornus stolonifera) marking the alignment of the original Mt. Si Bridge, are the work of project artist Cris Bruch.
Based on community interest in framing the forested view corridor that approaches this significant hiking area, the team knew that the replacement bridge would employ a truss structure design similar to the historic bridge. The original steel truss bridge was built in 1914 across the White River and was moved in 1955 to North Bend. The 100-year-old original bridge was too narrow and deteriorated to use as the primary lifeline route for 400 homes that have grown up in the area and the thousands of hikers that visit nearby trails each year.
Bruch explains his goal as the project artist saying, "I have thought about the bridge as an event, an experience that should contain some awe and excitement that has a narrative structure to it. Each component is an effort toward heightening an experience, toward providing details that might be uncovered over several visits and surprises or gestures that will reward the inquisitive."
Visit the artist's website