High Line – Moynihan Connector

The High Line Moynihan Connector serves as a bridge between two of New York City's busiest transit and public spaces. It creates a continuous, elevated path that links the High Line to the Moynihan Train Hall, a route that previously required pedestrians to navigate through a hostile environment of heavy street traffic and concrete barriers. This structure consists of two distinct bridges that total six hundred feet in length. The first section, known as the Timber Bridge, features a glulam truss design built from sustainably sourced Alaskan yellow cedar. Its aesthetic pays homage to the industrial steel rail bridges that once defined the area. The second section, the Woodland Bridge, is lined with trees and deep soil beds that mirror the immersive, garden-like landscape of the High Line itself. The project is notable for its construction over an active, congested roadway near the Lincoln Tunnel. Builders moved the large bridge spans into place using self-propelled modular transporters, which allowed them to install the massive structures while limiting disruption to the busy traffic below to just thirty-six hours. By using mass timber instead of steel, the designers also managed to significantly lower the project's embodied carbon footprint.