Digital Reconstruction: "Roadway Confluence" Hans Van de Bovenkamp, 1976 Originally installed at Sidney Rest Area, Eastbound I-80, Nebraska
The original sculpture has been removed from its site. This reconstruction combines a scan of the sculpture maquette from the Museum of Nebraska Art collection with an environmental scan from the Platte River Rest Area Eastbound.
Part of the I-80 Bicentennial Sculpture Project and the 500 Mile Sculpture Garden collection.
Splat captured by Edgeworks, the production team at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts.
In the 1970s, Nebraska did something bold: it turned Interstate 80 into a 500-mile outdoor sculpture garden.
Created for the United States Bicentennial, the project brought contemporary sculpture out from behind museum walls and placed it directly in the path of travelers crossing the state. More than 100 artists competed for a place along the interstate, but only eight were chosen.
Dedicated on July 4, 1976, the sculptures were meant to spark curiosity, reflection, and conversation about the nation’s past and future. Decades later, they still do.
"Roadway Confluence" was removed and is no longer on view at the Sidney rest area.