A new bridge will link Griffith Park and the Glendale Narrows Riverwalk.
The Glendale, California city council recently approved a new pedestrian bridge that will cross over the Los Angeles River, connecting the two cities in the Glendale Narrows section of the river.
According to an article in Comms Trader, the $31-million project is known as the Glendale-Los Angeles Garden River Bridge and will cross the river near the intersection of Flower Street and Fairmont Avenue. The article adds, "Under the creative direction of the internationally renowned landscape architecture firm Olin—the creative minds famous for transforming ordinary public spaces into iconic urban sanctuaries—the Garden River Bridge is being designed as a “floating park” suspended gracefully over the river basin. The bridge will feature a striking, undulating curved design that mimics the natural, forgotten meanders of the historic waterway below, discarding the rigid angles of old-school engineering."
The bridge will connect Griffith Park, one of the nation's largest urban parks, with the Glendale Narrows Riverwalk. The project is expected to be completed in 2031.
Read the full story: LA neighborhoods to transform forever with new $31M bridge connecting two major parks
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