Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge: Omaha, NE<\/h1>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/BobKPB_walking-sunset.jpg\")
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While formally named for a Nebraska senator, this bridge across the Missouri River is simply known as \u201cBob.\u201d And Bob\u2019s got it all\u2014including a Twitter handle, Instagram account, a friendly troll statue placed underneath him and even a hashtag\u2014and is positioned so that in one spot you can set your feet in two states, Nebraska (from Omaha<\/a>) and Iowa (from Council Bluffs)\u2014at the same time!<\/p>\nSundial Bridge: Redding, CA<\/h1>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sundial-Bridge.jpg\")
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Spanning the Sacramento River in Redding<\/a>‘s Turtle Bay Exploration Park, this bridge gets its name from having a working sundial that can record shadows for four hours a day. This dazzler also serves as an entrance to the Sacramento River Trail system and links the park\u2019s northern and southern campus entrances.<\/p>\nSoleri Bridge\u00a0and Plaza: Scottsdale, AZ<\/h1>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/087-3-1133_jpeg-medium.jpg\")
Credit: Scottsdale Public Art<\/p><\/div>\n
Named after the Italian architect who designed it (and first came to Arizona to study under Frank Lloyd Wright), this fixture along the Scottsdale<\/a> Waterfront offers more than passage and a hangout spot for pedestrians. It also acts as a solar calendar. Crossing the Arizona Canal, the bridge features two steel-clad 64-foot-high pylons that create a shaft of light that, depending on the time of year, results in the sun\u2019s shadow crossing the bridge.<\/p>\nThe Liberty Bridge: Greenville, SC<\/h1>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/EXTRAPICSSC-2.jpg\")
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Greenville has a 28-foot waterfall right in the middle of its downtown, and this 345-foot bridge was designed with a curve for onlookers to get the best point of view. Positioned over Greenville\u2019s Reedy River waterfalls, the Liberty Bridge is held up by a single suspension cable that makes these falls appear as though they\u2019re floating in the air. Plus, the bridge is readily accessible along Main Street and by walking down a flight of steps.<\/p>\n
BP\u00a0Pedestrian\u00a0Bridge: Chicago<\/h1>\n
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In Chicago<\/a>\u2019s Loop, this 925-foot-long,\u00a0serpentine bridge runs along Millennium Park and provides more than great views of the Chicago skyline and a way to and from neighboring Maggie Daley Park. Designed by Frank Gehry, its stainless-steel panels not only enable walkers to safely cross over busy Columbus Drive\u00a0but also serve as an acoustic barrier for blocking out the noise from the traffic below.<\/p>\nWalnut Street Pedestrian Bridge: Chattanooga, TN<\/h1>\n
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As the Volunteer State’s oldest non-military highway bridge, this late 19th<\/sup>-century structure was saved from demolition in the 1980s and restored and reopened in 1993 as a pedestrian bridge and linear park. The bridge also connects to many of\u00a0Chattanooga<\/a>\u2019s popular attractions, including the North Hunter Museum of American Art, the Tennessee Riverwalk and the Tennessee Aquarium Museum.<\/p>\nLand Bridge: Vancouver, WA<\/h1>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Vancouver-Land-Bridge.jpg\")
Confluence Project<\/p><\/div>\n
This 40-foot-wide earth-bridge hovering above Washington State Route 14 marks a place in history. It\u2019s near the site where European and Native American cultures once met at the first European trading post in the Pacific Northwest. Today, the bridge connects the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site to the Columbia River and has a Welcome Gate designed by Native American artist Lillian Pitt signifying its historic point of contact between two heritages.<\/p>\n
Walkway Over the Hudson: Upstate New York<\/h1>\n
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Having been a busy railroad bridge hauling freight coming in from the West and transporting passengers east to New England and Mid-Atlantic cities, this bridge across the Hudson River (the world’s longest elevated pedestrian bridge) would cease in its original role as rails due to a 1974 track fire. However, 35 years later, it would be rebuilt and reopened as a\u00a0pedestrian walkway in the form of a 1.28-mile linear park with views north to the Catskills and south to the Hudson Highlands.<\/p>\n
Stone Arch Bridge: Minneapolis, MN<\/h1>\n
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Once accommodating rail traffic during Minneapolis<\/a>\u2019s heyday as the “Milling Capital of the World,\u201d this stone bridge now welcomes walkers, scooters, cyclists and Segway riders since its re-purposing in the early ’90s. It\u2019s also a prime photo spot for snapshots of the Minneapolis skyline and the St. Anthony Falls, as the bridge crosses over the Mighty Mississippi River.<\/p>\nHigh Trestle Trail Bridge: Madrid, IA<\/h1>\n
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Based along the High Trestle Trail, which spans 25 miles through five towns in four central Iowa counties, this bridge is worth an easygoing pace. About three miles west of Madrid<\/a>, its design describes the area\u2019s past via six overlooks paired with interpretative storytelling panels. Overhead, 41 steel “frames” represent the support cribs found within a traditional coal mine. At night, blue lights illuminate the section marking the main river channel below.<\/p>\nProvidence River Pedestrian Bridge: Providence, RI<\/h1>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/PedBridge3-2827.jpg\")
Go Providence<\/p><\/div>\n
This wooden bridge and public park space connects\u00a0Providence<\/a>‘s East Side, which contains the Rhode Island Museum of Design and a mix of cafes, restaurants and shops, to its Innovation & Design District, a former industrial area that\u2019s now an academic hub for Brown University and other Rhode Island higher education institutions. Speaking of academics, it was a RISD student who came up with the idea to use the foundations of a former highway overpass as the bridge’s substructure.<\/p>\nRoyal Gorge Bridge & Park: Ca\u00f1on City, CO<\/h1>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Profile-Bridge_2.jpg\")
Eve Nagode, FoxRunArt<\/p><\/div>\n
Called America’s highest suspension bridge, this public attraction in Southern Colorado<\/a> spans over the Royal Gorge, a 1,200-foot deep canyon naturally carved out of the Arkansas River. Built during the 1920s, this wooden footpath was constructed specifically for its 360-degree surrounding views of not only the gorge but also this mountainous location; you can see the back of Pikes Peak, which is 60 miles away.<\/p>\n
Credit: Visit Omaha<\/p><\/div>\n
While formally named for a Nebraska senator, this bridge across the Missouri River is simply known as \u201cBob.\u201d And Bob\u2019s got it all\u2014including a Twitter handle, Instagram account, a friendly troll statue placed underneath him and even a hashtag\u2014and is positioned so that in one spot you can set your feet in two states, Nebraska (from Omaha<\/a>) and Iowa (from Council Bluffs)\u2014at the same time!<\/p>\n Courtesy of Turtle Bay Exploration Park<\/p><\/div>\n Spanning the Sacramento River in Redding<\/a>‘s Turtle Bay Exploration Park, this bridge gets its name from having a working sundial that can record shadows for four hours a day. This dazzler also serves as an entrance to the Sacramento River Trail system and links the park\u2019s northern and southern campus entrances.<\/p>\n Credit: Scottsdale Public Art<\/p><\/div>\n Named after the Italian architect who designed it (and first came to Arizona to study under Frank Lloyd Wright), this fixture along the Scottsdale<\/a> Waterfront offers more than passage and a hangout spot for pedestrians. It also acts as a solar calendar. Crossing the Arizona Canal, the bridge features two steel-clad 64-foot-high pylons that create a shaft of light that, depending on the time of year, results in the sun\u2019s shadow crossing the bridge.<\/p>\n DiscoverSouthCarolina.com<\/p><\/div>\n Greenville has a 28-foot waterfall right in the middle of its downtown, and this 345-foot bridge was designed with a curve for onlookers to get the best point of view. Positioned over Greenville\u2019s Reedy River waterfalls, the Liberty Bridge is held up by a single suspension cable that makes these falls appear as though they\u2019re floating in the air. Plus, the bridge is readily accessible along Main Street and by walking down a flight of steps.<\/p>\n In Chicago<\/a>\u2019s Loop, this 925-foot-long,\u00a0serpentine bridge runs along Millennium Park and provides more than great views of the Chicago skyline and a way to and from neighboring Maggie Daley Park. Designed by Frank Gehry, its stainless-steel panels not only enable walkers to safely cross over busy Columbus Drive\u00a0but also serve as an acoustic barrier for blocking out the noise from the traffic below.<\/p>\n As the Volunteer State’s oldest non-military highway bridge, this late 19th<\/sup>-century structure was saved from demolition in the 1980s and restored and reopened in 1993 as a pedestrian bridge and linear park. The bridge also connects to many of\u00a0Chattanooga<\/a>\u2019s popular attractions, including the North Hunter Museum of American Art, the Tennessee Riverwalk and the Tennessee Aquarium Museum.<\/p>\n Confluence Project<\/p><\/div>\n This 40-foot-wide earth-bridge hovering above Washington State Route 14 marks a place in history. It\u2019s near the site where European and Native American cultures once met at the first European trading post in the Pacific Northwest. Today, the bridge connects the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site to the Columbia River and has a Welcome Gate designed by Native American artist Lillian Pitt signifying its historic point of contact between two heritages.<\/p>\n Having been a busy railroad bridge hauling freight coming in from the West and transporting passengers east to New England and Mid-Atlantic cities, this bridge across the Hudson River (the world’s longest elevated pedestrian bridge) would cease in its original role as rails due to a 1974 track fire. However, 35 years later, it would be rebuilt and reopened as a\u00a0pedestrian walkway in the form of a 1.28-mile linear park with views north to the Catskills and south to the Hudson Highlands.<\/p>\n Once accommodating rail traffic during Minneapolis<\/a>\u2019s heyday as the “Milling Capital of the World,\u201d this stone bridge now welcomes walkers, scooters, cyclists and Segway riders since its re-purposing in the early ’90s. It\u2019s also a prime photo spot for snapshots of the Minneapolis skyline and the St. Anthony Falls, as the bridge crosses over the Mighty Mississippi River.<\/p>\n Based along the High Trestle Trail, which spans 25 miles through five towns in four central Iowa counties, this bridge is worth an easygoing pace. About three miles west of Madrid<\/a>, its design describes the area\u2019s past via six overlooks paired with interpretative storytelling panels. Overhead, 41 steel “frames” represent the support cribs found within a traditional coal mine. At night, blue lights illuminate the section marking the main river channel below.<\/p>\n Go Providence<\/p><\/div>\n This wooden bridge and public park space connects\u00a0Providence<\/a>‘s East Side, which contains the Rhode Island Museum of Design and a mix of cafes, restaurants and shops, to its Innovation & Design District, a former industrial area that\u2019s now an academic hub for Brown University and other Rhode Island higher education institutions. Speaking of academics, it was a RISD student who came up with the idea to use the foundations of a former highway overpass as the bridge’s substructure.<\/p>\n Eve Nagode, FoxRunArt<\/p><\/div>\n Called America’s highest suspension bridge, this public attraction in Southern Colorado<\/a> spans over the Royal Gorge, a 1,200-foot deep canyon naturally carved out of the Arkansas River. Built during the 1920s, this wooden footpath was constructed specifically for its 360-degree surrounding views of not only the gorge but also this mountainous location; you can see the back of Pikes Peak, which is 60 miles away.<\/p>\nSundial Bridge: Redding, CA<\/h1>\n
Soleri Bridge\u00a0and Plaza: Scottsdale, AZ<\/h1>\n
The Liberty Bridge: Greenville, SC<\/h1>\n
BP\u00a0Pedestrian\u00a0Bridge: Chicago<\/h1>\n
<\/p>\nWalnut Street Pedestrian Bridge: Chattanooga, TN<\/h1>\n
<\/p>\nLand Bridge: Vancouver, WA<\/h1>\n
Walkway Over the Hudson: Upstate New York<\/h1>\n
<\/p>\nStone Arch Bridge: Minneapolis, MN<\/h1>\n
<\/p>\nHigh Trestle Trail Bridge: Madrid, IA<\/h1>\n
<\/p>\nProvidence River Pedestrian Bridge: Providence, RI<\/h1>\n
Royal Gorge Bridge & Park: Ca\u00f1on City, CO<\/h1>\n
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