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  Maxwell Bridge- Napa, CA:

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Donald MacDonald Architects, in conjunction with URS engineering, provided aesthetic expertise for the replacement Maxwell Bridge over the Napa River and its flood plain.

View of the Maxwell Bridge Final Design

The structure of the bridge was shaped to join the family of Bridges in the City of Napa. The architectural concept and its vocabulary of forms are influenced by the surrounding hills. There is a gateway at each end of the structure. The crossings are emphasized by the placement of handrails, guardrails, barriers and shaped light poles.

View of the Maxwell Bridge Ramp and Landscaping

To create and emphasize a gateway on either entry to the bridge, Donald MacDonald Architects applied visual modulations to the street surface. In addition, they placed trees at the street intersections leading up to the bridge to emphasize the earth mounds at the bridge touchdown points.


  Review Other Bridge Projects:

La Loma/Foothill Bridge
Strandherd Bridge
SFO Bay Bridge East Span
SFO Bay Bridge West Span
Golden Gate Bridge
Cooper River Bridge
Maxwell Bridge, Napa
I-80 Overcrossing, Berkeley
Alfred Zampa Memorial (Carquinez)
Whirlpool Bridge, Turtle Bay
3rd Street Bridge, Napa
Mid-Hudson Bridge, NY
Balboa Island Bridge
Diestelhorst Replacement Bridge
Ninth Street Bridge, Modesto
Cypress Bridge, Redding
SFO International Airport




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Maxwell Bridge
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