KPFF Pedestrian Bridges

KPFF Consulting Engineers has been synonymous with excellence in bridge engineering for nearly 60 years. Our philosophy of nurturing professional excellence fosters talented engineers, many of whom are industry leaders setting the standard for innovation.

As a collaborative team, we provide expertise in all aspects of bridge engineering, including inspections, load ratings, and design of new vehicular and pedestrian bridges as well as bridge repair, strengthening, seismic retrofit, and rehabilitation design. From simple stream crossings to complex grade separations, our bridge engineers have worked on nearly every bridge type and style in both urban and rural environments.

Our award-winning portfolio encompasses some truly one-of-a-kind structures, many of which have become signature bridges for their communities. Whether designing a new bridge or re-engineering an existing one, KPFF strives to provide solutions that meet our clients’ needs while capturing the unique history, culture, and personality of a community.

TRANSIT

Lafayette Pedestrian Bridge. KPFF provided final structural design and construction support for a new 185-foot-long custom weathering steel truss pedestrian bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) tracks in Portland.

KPFF creates transit pedestrian bridges for a wide range of multi-modal facilities. Crossing over railroad tracks, roadways, parking lots, and interstates, our transit pedestrian bridges ensure commuters safe and convenient access, assist with congestion relief, and enhance the aesthetics of the facilities where they are placed.

MUNICIPAL

Tukwila Urban Center Pedestrian/Bicycle Bridge. KPFF was prime project manager and lead engineer for a new multi-use trail and bridge over Green River. The 225-foot-long, tied, twin-arch structure connects the Tukwila Utban Center to the Sounder Commuter Rail/Amtrak Station.

Working around the constraints of an urban environment, KPFF designs and engineers aesthetically pleasing and functional bridges that allow people to move efficiently, conveniently, and safely from place to place and that help municipalities to serve their populations well.

SIGNATURE

University District Gateway Bridge. KPFF designed a new 462-foot-long bridge with a cale-stayed main span that is now an iconic structure in the heart of Spokane. Crossing BNSF railroad tracks, the bridge satisfies the need for a non-motorized connection between the University District and a developing city district.

Marrying form with function, KPFF’s pedestrian bridges often become an endurable landmark within their communities. Unique shapes, elegant use of materials, dramatic lighting, artistic embellishments, and careful consideration of the existing surroundings are emblematic of KPFF-designed bridges.

PARKS

Arboretum Foster Island Footbridge. Sensitivity to the natural surroundings was key to KPFF's replacement of an existing bridge in one of Seattle's oldest parks. The replacement 69-foot-long, prefabricated timber bridge accomodates maintenance vehicles traveling across it and canoeists traveling below it.

Used for reflection, recreation, relaxing, and renewal, parks are transformative spaces—as are the pedestrian bridges that grace them. KPFF has a large portfolio of pedestrian park bridges that cross ponds, rivers, waterfalls, and walkways and that further enrich their settings.