Completed in 2019, Saltwater Creek Bridge is a key feature of the city-to-sea cycleway that connects Nelson’s city centre and waterfront.

Based on a traditional German Trog Brücke, or trough bridge, the design is cloaked in curved Garapa slats referencing the form of a waka/hull and the site’s history as an early landing place for local Iwi.

Formed from mass timber, the full structure was prefabricated and lifted onto concrete supports either side of the creek, avoiding any scaffolding and ecological impacts to the surrounding waterway and river bed.