Nichols Bridgeway
Nichols Bridgeway | |
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Coordinates | 41°52′50″N 87°37′21″W / 41.880555°N 87.622490°W |
Carries | Pedestrians |
Crosses | Monroe Street |
Locale | Chicago, Illinois |
Characteristics | |
Total length | 620 feet (189.0 m) |
Width | 15 feet (4.6 m) |
History | |
Designer | Renzo Piano |
Construction start | September 20, 2007 |
Opened | May 16, 2009 |
Location | |
The Nichols Bridgeway is a pedestrian bridge located in Chicago, Illinois. The bridge begins at the Great Lawn of Millennium Park, crosses over Monroe Street and connects to the third floor of the West Pavilion of the Modern Wing, the Art Institute of Chicago's newest wing. The bridge opened May 16, 2009.[1]
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Construction
The Nichols Bridgeway was added to the master plan of the Modern Wing of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2005.[3] Construction on the bridge began on September 20, 2007. Construction was completed on April 8, 2009. The bridge officially opened, along with the Modern Wing on May 16, 2009.[4]
On June 11, 2009, the Structural Engineers Association of Illinois (SEAOI) named the winners of its 2009 excellence in engineering awards.
Pop culture
In the 2012 romantic comedy, The Vow, the characters run from the Art Institute of Chicago across the Bridgeway to Millennium Park, where they kiss under Cloud Gate.[6]
References
- ^ "New Art Institute Wing". Chad Bailey. 2009-05-07. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
- ^ "The Nichols Bridgeway: Fact Sheet" (PDF). The Art Institute of Chicago. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-07-05. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
- ^ a b "New Art Institute bridge to shoot over Monroe Street". Chicago Tribune. 2008-03-09. Retrieved 2008-06-05.
- ^ "A sidewalk in the sky: The new Nichols Bridgeway joins the Art Institute's Modern Wing and Millennium Park". Chicagotribune.com. 2009-05-13. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- ^ "Illinois structural engineers announce winners of 2009 excellence competition". Chicago Tribune. June 11, 2009.
- ^ Ebert, Roger (2012-02-08). "The Vow". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 2012-08-26.