Clarks Lane Peds and Pedallers Bridge
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The construction of State Highway 18 cut across established neighbourhoods, and Clarks Lane (Hobsonville) with its bridge connects again. It is one of the “art bridges” created under the auspices of Waitakere City Council. The artwork here consisting of a tiled strip (25 cm wide) on either edge of the carriageway, the work of Matt McLean and his wife Kate. Appropriately, the clays used are from the area (names like “Limeburners Bay” remind us of R. O. Clark’s clay pipe manufacture here), and patterns of bicycle tyres, maps with contour lines and isobars, create a focus on history.
A glimpse of the bridge appeared in our post of October 28, 2011, depicting John Radford’s sculpture “Sinton Windows”.
Clarks Lane Bridge Tiles, by Matt and C.J. McLean
Clarks Lane Bridge - Tiles Left and Right
Yellow
May 24, 2013 at 10:01 am
Lovely post for SWF!
May 24, 2013 at 2:32 pm
beautiful series; impressive contrasts, yellows and blues
May 24, 2013 at 3:14 pm
Beautiful billowing clouds.
May 24, 2013 at 7:19 pm
beautiful clicks
happy SWF
May 24, 2013 at 8:06 pm
Lovely captures. Happy sky watching.
My sky.
May 26, 2013 at 12:43 am
Fantastic shots. The bridge is so beautiful against the lovely sky.
June 2, 2013 at 7:35 am
I loved the tiles. It’s a pity they are restricted juast to a narrow strip