Very impressive design done at low cost, as part of another Rails to Trails
project:
In 2003 the Union Pacific Railroad proposed the abandonment of a 25-mile
corridor in central Iowa and was willing to negotiate a bargain sale to
the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation (INHF, a non-profit organization).
After years of being involved in numerous rails-to-trails in the state
since the 1980s, INHF was excited to be a partner in this potential new
project. The corridor spanned nine jurisdictions (four counties and five
towns), was a connecting link between two regional trail loops and was
located 25 minutes north of the largest metro area in the state.
The pillars were part of what the trail inherited from the railroad, but the bridge deck had to be built from scratch. The design must have been a team effort, since the list of credits reads Snyder & Associates, Shuck-Britson Inc., Dahlquist Art Studios, RDG Planning & Design.
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