BP Pedestrian Bridge

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The BP Pedestrian Bridge is a Frank Gehry–designed stainless steel footbridge in Chicago that snakes over Columbus Drive, linking Millennium Park to the lakefront and offering skyline views.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf footbridge
pedestrian bridge
steel bridge
tourist attraction
architect Frank Gehry
architecturalStyle Deconstructivism
connects Chicago lakefront
Maggie Daley Park
Millennium Park
crosses Columbus Drive
multi-lane roadway
designer Frank Gehry
feature accessible ramps
curving form
handrails
snakelike alignment
stainless steel cladding
wooden deck
hasCurvature S-shaped plan
hasFunction noise barrier
pedestrian circulation
hasLighting integrated pedestrian lighting
hasSurface timber decking
hasUse pedestrian traffic only
hasViewDirection toward Lake Michigan
isLandmarkOf Millennium Park
isTouristAttractionOf Chicago
length approximately 285 meters
approximately 925 feet
locatedIn Chicago
Grant Park
Illinois
United States
maintainedBy Chicago Department of Transportation
material concrete
stainless steel
namedAfter BP
near Jay Pritzker Pavilion
offersViewOf Chicago skyline
Grant Park
Millennium Park
opened 2004
owner City of Chicago
partOf Millennium Park
sponsor BP
width approximately 20 feet
approximately 6 meters

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Millennium Park
hasPart
Boeing Galleries
locatedNear

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