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BP Bridge, marking the path, May 9, 2003
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| Title | BP Bridge, marking the path, May 9, 2003 |
| Description | Wooden stakes in Daley Bicentennial Plaza mark the projected path of architect Frank Gehry's BP Pedestrian Bridge.
Early designs show the Bridge crossing Columbus Drive in more of a "Z” shape, which meant that elevators would have been needed at each end to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. According to the Act, the greatest degree of a slope allowable for people in wheelchairs is a 5% slope. Gehry felt strongly that the public should be able to enjoy the Bridge equally, so he basically calculated how long the Bridge had to be to incorporate a gradient at 5%, and then coiled it up over Columbus Drive. The result is a beautiful, serpentine Bridge that is 925 feet long, over Columbus Drive, which is just over 90 feet wide. |
| Neighborhood | Loop (Chicago, Ill.)
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| Subject.TGM | Parks
Trees
Trucks
Skyscrapers
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| Subject.LCSH | BP Bridge (Chicago, Ill.) -- Design and construction
Daley Bicentennial Plaza (Chicago, Ill.)
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| Photographer | Unknown
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| Artists | Gehry, Frank O., 1929-
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| Contributors | Courtesy of U.S. Equities Realty and the men and women who built Millennium Park
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| Date Of Download | 5/9/2003 |
| Time Period | 2000; 2001; 2002; 2003; 2004; 2005; 2006; 2007; 2008; 2009 |
| Repository Number | SPE-MP USER BP Bridge 2003.5.9.11 |
| Repository Name | Chicago Public Library Special Collections and Preservation Division
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| Collection | Millennium Park, U.S. Equities Realty Collection
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| Rights | http://www.chipublib.org/aboutcpl/cplpolicies/policies/photo_reproduct.php |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Image
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| Original Format | jpeg
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| Original Size | 1.43 MB |
| Original Resolution (dpi) | 72 |
| Original Dimension (Pixels) | 2048x1536 |
| Camera Specifications | Sony CD MAVICA
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| Book | BP Bridge
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| Chapter | Chapter 2: Excavating and landscaping
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| Highlight | highlight
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