​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​7th Avenue Pedestrian Bridge
Grasshopper Bridge​​


​​ARTIST: Ed Carpenter
ENGINEER: Jerry Cannon
DATE: 1997
LOCATION: 7th Ave. at Cave Creek Wash in Moon
Valley Park​
TYPE: Bridge
MATERIALS: Painted Steel
BUDGET: $35,000
DISTRICT: 3
ZIP CODE: 85023


Artist Ed Carpenter worked with engineer Jerry Cannon to design a pedestrian bridge in the form of two grasshoppers. The legs of the grasshoppers serve as structural supports. Animal and insect images created by students at Mountain Sky Junior High School were sandblasted onto the deck walkway. The bridge provides a safe crossing of the wash between Mountain Sky Junior High and Moon Valley Park.​