Snøhetta designs Sentry Bridge at Watkins Glen State Park

We are excited to announce that we have designed a new Sentry Bridge in collaboration with schlaich bergermann partner (sbp) and New York State Parks, to add to a long tradition of pedestrian bridges, paths, and lookouts along the popular, waterfall-filled trail at the entrance of the park. 

Watkins Glen has hosted a collection of bridges spanning nearly two centuries of craft. Each construction, whether standing in the gorge or in our memory, embodies the materials and methods of its time. The new 46 ft. long Sentry Bridge will span across the gorge in an arching steel-structured cantilever. The design is a lightweight evolution of the former arched bridge with the stronger rock of the gorge’s north side supporting its structure. Alluding to the curved form of the previous bridge, the half-arch design disappears behind the rocks, leading visitors into the park’s gorge.

To learn more about the project, see here.