BP Pedestrian Bridge facts for kids

Quick facts for kids BP Pedestrian Bridge
The BP Bridge viewed from The Buckingham in Lakeshore East (June 12, 2008)
Carries	Pedestrians
Crosses	Columbus Drive
Locale	Chicago, Illinois (Cook County) United States
Characteristics
Design	girder bridge
Material	stainless steel, reinforced concrete, and hardwood
Total length	935 feet (285.0 m)
Width	20 feet (6.1 m)
Clearance below	14 feet 6 inches (4.4 m)
History
Designer	Frank Gehry
Construction end	May 22, 2004
Opened	July 16, 2004

The BP Pedestrian Bridge, or simply BP Bridge, is a girder footbridge in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It spans from Columbus Drive to connect Grant Park with Millennium Park. It was designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Frank Gehry. It opened along with the rest of Millennium Park on July 16, 2004.

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Gehry designed both the bridge and Jay Pritzker Pavilion with curving stainless steel plates.
The bridge is a noise barrier along the eastern edge of Millennium Park, with the Historic Michigan Boulevard District in the background.
Crossing Columbus Drive, the bridge is supported by a central concrete column. (from Randolph Street)
Pictured: The stainless steel plates comprising the bridge's exterior
Instead of handrails, the BP Bridge uses parapets (with lights for illumination at night).