The first time mass timber has been used on the High Line, the cross-laminated timber bridge is configured in three 65-foot-long sections supported by two metal columns and the Woodland Bridge. The timber crossing cantilevers outward by 65 feet to reach the Magnolia Court at Manhattan West.

Manhattan’s High Line deeply rooted in history and now mass timber

Manhattan’s High Line, an elevated green trail repurposed from an old rail spur on the west side of Manhattan, grew a little bigger this June with the completion of a 600-foot span that incorporates two footbridges, one made of mass timber trusses, making for an unusual site over the busy streets of Midtown West.   … Continue reading Manhattan’s High Line deeply rooted in history and now mass timber

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