Irene Hixon Whitney Bridge, (sculpture)

Object Details

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota, Minneapolis - St. Paul survey, 1995.; Heritage Preservation SOS! survey of NEA Art in Public Places funded sculpture, 2002.; Image on file.; unsigned; The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Summary: Pedestrian bridge which crosses an interstate highway. The bridge has two components. The yellow half is a suspension bridge and the other half is a half-truss bridge. A poem is written on the horizontal upper member of the bridge in both directions.

1988. Dedicated Sept. 10, 1988

Owner/Location: Administered by City of Minneapolis Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board 400 South 4th, Suite 200, Grain Exchange Minneapolis Minnesota 55415; Located Loring Park Interstate 94, Sculpture Garden Minneapolis Minnesota

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

Topic: Architecture--Bridge--Footbridge; Homage--Whitney, Irene Hixon; Literature--Ashberry