The Wall of Death, Metal sculpture at University of Washington, Seattle, US.

The Wall of Death is a public art installation under the University Bridge, designed by Mowry Baden and his son Colin in 1993. It represents a motorcycle stunt wall of death: a cylinder south of the Burke-Gilman Trail and a concrete ramp north of it, with stylized metal chairs mounted on the bridge columns as spectator stands.

Mowry Baden and his son Colin designed and built the installation in 1993 under Seattle's University Bridge. In 2008, after seven complaints and a head-on collision between a skateboarder and a cyclist, the Seattle Department of Transportation added a rock barrier and then twenty-five concrete parking stops, ending skateboarding on the ramp. A fire started by a grill from a homeless tent heavily damaged the artwork on November 15, 2020.

The piece recreates the wall of death, a stunt show in which motorcyclists and small cars ride around the inside of a vertical cylinder. Its concrete ramp carries stylized metal chairs mounted on the bridge columns, standing in for the stands spectators once watched from. Seattle Weekly tied the site with the Fremont Troll as the worst spot for public art in the city, while residents have called the work "sinister, whimsical, and tacky."

The sculpture is easily accessible from the Burke-Gilman Trail and sits in an open public area with no barriers. Visitors can reach it on foot or by bike and will find it available year-round for viewing and visiting.

Metal chairs are mounted throughout the structure positioned as if spectators are watching an imaginary racing event unfold below. This playful idea turns a simple walking path into a place filled with imagination and storytelling.