Town Lake Pedestrian Bridge May 6- 12 Construction Photos

The bridge consists of four spans, one over each rubber bladder. Each is 228 feet long, weighs 165,000 pounds and is 34 feet high. A total of 32 cables are used with each

span.

Bridge Facts: Each span consists of an upper arch and a

lower arch that cross, the bridge deck and the connecting cables.

A sprinkler system will hang from the bridge to cool the rubber bladders that hold back the waters of Town Lake.

Killer Shade of Phoenix is providing canopies throughout the bridge designed to match the architecture of the Tempe Center for the Arts and to cool pedestrians as they cross.

The majority of funding for this $5 million bridge comes from federal grants.

The bridge connects

the Tempe Center for the Arts

on the south bank

of Tempe Town Lake,

to the relaxing

pace of the more

natural north bank.

The City of Tempe will provide information about

the progress of this project through every means

possible, including media opportunities, our website,

Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.

You can also get all your

City of Tempe information at our online newsroom

Need more?Call 480 350-4311.