To see more images go to www.burkephotography.biz Look in the Newly Added images and the Sundial Bridge page.

I never enjoy taking photos of the Sundial Bridge in Redding California. Architect Santiago Calatrava designed the Sundial Bridge in Redding. the $23 million footbridge It crosses the Sacramento River and never touches the water. The working Sundial is 700 feet long, 23 feet wide and 217 feet high (pylon). The bridge weighs 3.2 million pounds (1,600 tons) and is composed of steel with galvanized steel cables. The deck materials are non-skid glass panels in steel framework with granite accents. The foundation consists of 115 tons of rebar, 1,900 cubic yards of concrete and a superstructure of 400 tons of steel. 200 tons of glass and granite were utilized in deck construction. The bridge contains 4,342 feet of cable and the pylon is 580 tons of steel.