GENESEE MOUNTAIN PARK, TRAIL IMPROVEMENTS, AND BISON UNDERPASS
Genessee, Colorado
Muller provided preliminary and final design services for roadway and drainage improvements for the Bison Underpass and Overlook, Beaverbrook Trailhead Parking Lot, and the Challenge Ropes Course Staging Area Parking Lot at Genesee Park (the Park). Genesee was the first and largest park acquired by the Mountain Parks System, which celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2013. The City and County of Denver initiated the Park and Trail Improvement Plan to assess and identify improvement options while recognizing the Park’s significant history, cultural and natural resources, and recreational opportunities.
Muller’s structural engineers designed the Bison Underpass to allow trail users and sightseers to safely observe the movements of the bison herd, while allowing the bison to be moved from enclosure to enclosure beneath this new pedestrian bridge.
OWNER
City and County of Denver – Parks & Recreation
SERVICES
Structural & Bridge Design
Transportation Planning & Design
Stormwater & Floodplain Management
Statistics
1 Pedestrian Bridge | 1 Parking Lot | 15 Parking Spaces | 0.1 Mile of Rural Roadway | 0.1 Mile of Mountain Trail