| What is it? |
The Sundial Bridge is the centerpiece of Redding, California, designed by Santiago Calatrava to resemble a wild goose in flight! |
| What makes it beautiful? |
This is a very elegant bridge! It’s built without a single support in the water, to avoid disrupting the salmon, so even though it weighs 1,600 tons, it seems to float on air! Its whiteness gives it the sense of being a sculpted work of art, and because it’s strictly a pedestrian and biker bridge, it maintains its serene atmosphere at all times of day!
Did you know that this bridge has a doppelganger in Buenos Aires called Puente de la Mujer? It was also built by Santiago Calatrava! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? |
HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? |
Parking is at Turtle Bay Exploration Park, and you can walk from there to the bridge!
844 Sundial Bridge Drive
Redding, California 96001
From Los Angeles: ~544mi (876km) — 9.1hrs
From Sacramento: ~161mi (260km) — 2.7hrs
From San Diego: ~664mi (1069km) — 11.1hrs
From San Francisco: ~216mi (348km) — 3.6hrs |
| When should I go? |
Whenever the mood strikes you! |
