Simon Donovan designed this innovate pedestrian bridge in 1997. The project was completed in 2002. This 280 foot span over Broadway Boulevard is shaped like a western diamondback rattlesnake. This venomous reptile is widespread across the southwestern states and parts of northern Mexico. Named after the diamond-shaped pattern of its skin, the rattler can reach a length of four feet. The snake senses its prey by detecting heat. Curiously, when this bridge senses someone approaching, its giant “coon” tail begins to rattle.
