Construction workers Saturday (April 5) installed the 88-foot long, center section of a skywalk that will connect Swanson Hall and the new Durham Research Center.
The center section, which spans 45th Street between Emile Street and Dewey Avenue, weighs 28,000 pounds, or 14 tons. When complete, the total length of the connector will be 169 feet and will connect Level 3 of Swanson Hall to Level 2 of the Durham Research Center.
The connector will have stairs next to the Durham Research Center auditorium and also will lead to the main elevators to go to Level 1. The recently installed steel structure is 11 feet, 6 inches high and 20-plus feet above the street level. The finished height inside of the connector will be 8 feet. It will have windows on both sides.
With the completion of the Durham Research Center, students and staff will be able to travel from 41st Street to 45th Street without stepping outside — a distance of one-third of a mile.