Roseville bridges and trail project
ROSEVILLE CELEBRATES DOWNTOWN CONNECTIVITY
The City of Roseville celebrates its
Downtown Bridges & Trail Project
with the opening of three bridges
linking downtown to Royer Park across
Dry Creek. Celebrating with the city are
civil engineers Mark Thomas & Company,
Callander Associates Landscape Architects,
architectural designer Piches Architecture,
general contractor MCM Construction, M.
Neils Engineering and decorative concrete
subcontractor T.B. Penick & Sons, Inc.
Roseville residents and visitors will celebrate
too, as the bridges give increased access to
downtown by foot or bicycle. “Downtown
Roseville, bordered by the railyard on one
side and a creek on the other, has had an
isolation issue, so these bridges will greatly
enhance its walking and biking pattern
here,” says architect Dave Piches.
Jason Shykowski, Roseville public works
director, says, “Completing this project
marks the conclusion of several exciting
and landmark public improvements for
Roseville’s downtown. Neighborhoods,
shops, restaurants, Royer Park, Vernon
Street Town Square, and the Downtown
Library are now beautifully linked across
Dry Creek with pedestrian bridges and a
trail connection.”
Two of the three bridges are newly
constructed, while the other is a restored
and realigned historic bridge. The main
new bridge is a pedestrian’s delight,
aligned with Vernon Street Town Square
as a visual thoroughfare and wide enough
to accommodate public events. The other
newly constructed bridge replaces a flooddamaged
bridge and now stands, enhanced
as an architectural feature, higher and safer.
The third crossing, the steel Rube Nelson
“Ice House” Bridge, is part of Roseville’s
history and comes to life again to help
connect the city’s past to its future.
Standing tall to withstand seasons of high
water, the bridges feature steps, ramps and
arches in a welcoming way. “We tried to
incorporate Roseville’s past into the design
with a sense of 1930’s WPA-era strength and
pictorial plaques that make a walk across
feel like a historic celebration as well as a
great step into the city’s future,” Piches says.
CALLANDER ASSOCIATES
M. Neils
Engineering, Inc.
Electrical Engineers | Lighting Designers
roseville.ca.us/DowntownBridges
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