Loring Bikeway Bridge, Neighborhood Park and Trail
Short Elliott Hendrickson, Inc

The Loring Neighborhood stands minutes from Minneapolis’ lakes, downtown, and booming arts district.  The Loring Bikeway Bridge, designed for commuters heading downtown for work or play, completes the Loring Bikeway Commuter Corridor.  A redesigned neighborhood park lies at the base of the entry ramp to the bridge, which draws its aesthetic inspiration from the necessary form of the bridge itself.  The structure’s dramatic wave shape suggests a bicycle in motion and pays homage to the sweeping structural curves of the nearby Walker Art Center bridge.  Variability of and openings in the structure invite views of the Minneapolis skyline while screening adjacent freeway traffic.