Historic Bridges of the U.S.

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Sundial Bridge

Photo taken by Larry Matthews in June 2006.

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Sundial Bridge

Photo taken by Larry Matthews in June 2006

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Sundial Bridge - End Deck View

Photo taken by Michael Goff in October 2005

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Sundial Bridge - Stay Connections

Photo taken by Michael Goff in October 2005

Overview: Sundial cable stayed bridge over Sacramento River.
Location: Shasta County, California
Status: Open to pedestrians
History: The Sundial Bridge is a bridge that spans the Sacramento River in Redding, CA. It was designed by Santiago Calatrava and completed in 2004 at a cost of 23 Million Dollars.
Builders: - Kiewit Pacific Co. (Contractor)
- Santiago Calatrava (Designer)
Design: Cable Stayed Suspension, similar in design to Santiago Calatrava's Reiman Bridge Design that is part of the Milwaukee Art Museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Dimensions: Total length: 700.0 ft.
Deck width: 23.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.59285, -122.37763 (decimal degrees)
40°35'34" N, 122°22'39" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 10/552663/4493747 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Redding
Inventory number: BH 36316 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

September 9, 2008: New photos from Michael Goff
August 27, 2008: Updated by J.R. Manning: Added Santiago Calatrava as Designer of this cable stayed bridge
June 11, 2008: Updated by Michael Goff
March 9, 2008: Updated by Larry Matthews
February 26, 2008: New photo from Larry Matthews
February 25, 2008: Added by Larry Matthews

Larry Matthews - ffhiker [at] yahoo [dot] com
Michael Goff - michael [dot] goff [at] odot [dot] state [dot] or [dot] us
J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
Santiago Calatrava - The website of the internationally famous architect, including this bridge project.