In October 2008 we first reported on Salt Lake’s Bridge Over Barriers, saying the project to transform the underbelly of an I-15 overpass between the Guadalupe and Jackson neighborhoods of Salt Lake into a work of art might take years to complete. Our prediction proved prescient: four years later the 22,000 square foot work of art has finally been completed. Shalee Cooper, our former image editor, biked over to 300 North to take a look at the project and brought us back these images.
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More brilliant work by Shalee on her bicycle — she will be sorely missed. And Sheryl Gillilan’s 2008 article on the Bridge Over Barriers project is a fascinating read — well worth checking out in conjunction with these magical “you-are-there” photos of a neighborhood art project that is truly transformative.