Front view of the Perry Lakes Park Bridge

Perry Lakes Park Covered Bridge

  • Overview

    Info

    Marion, AL
    2004
    5th Year Project

  • Awards & Media

    Awards
    Archprix International Design Competition Honorable Mention
    Archiprix International | Andrew Freear, Sara Singleton, Charlie Jorgenson, Matthew Edwards, Lynielle Houston | Perry Lakes Park Bridge

    Media
    Rural Studio Perry Lakes Bathrooms and Boardwalk
    Lotus | magazine | June 2007

  • Project Team

    Sara Singleton, Charlie Jorgenson, Lynielle Houston, Matthew Edwards

Seeking to open the under-explored east side of the park to pedestrian visitors, a bridge was deemed necessary to span a creek. The resulting covered bridge comprises three steel and wood triangular sections: the outer two sections supporting the central section. When joined together, and covered with salvaged tin, the 3 sections create one long “floating” truss that allows a catwalk of milled cypress to hang below its length. A short film documents the crane installation of the pre-fabricated trusses.

Architectural drawing of the Perry Lakes Park bridge
A catwalk of milled cypress hangs below the triangular truss
Seeking to open the under-explored east side of the park to pedestrian visitors
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