Affordable Housing – Connected by New Pedestrian Bridge

Affirmed Housing and the City of San Diego are collaborating to build an affordable housing and mixed use development in the Chollas View neighborhood of San Diego. A neighborhood park weaves through this community of 100+ homes and is now connected by a pedestrian truss bridge crossing an arroyo. SPECS worked with Studio E Architects on the design and supplied the bridge to HA Builders, the general contractor managing construction of the development, in concert with JP&K Construction Management Inc.

The bridge was delivered the morning of June 4, 2021. JP&K Construction blocked off one lane of traffic during installation to safely offload the prefabricated steel truss from the truck and swing it into place onto the prepared cast-in-place concrete abutments. The bridge was set in a single piece, making the installation quick and minimizing disruption on this busy jobsite.

Jennifer Mayfield, Project Manager for Studio E Architects, was on site for the bridge installation and declared that “It fit like a glove, I was so impressed! Great work Jeff + Team!”

To check out a video of this installation from an aerial view, click here: https://youtu.be/2HNGRMwSThg (Credit to Jeff Peterson, JP&K Construction Management Inc.)

To check out a video of this installation from the ground, click here: https://youtu.be/90dw1AutQHo (Credit to Jennifer Mayfield, Studio E Architects)