City of Las Vegas
A new walking bridge over northern Las Vegas Boulevard links seven of Las Vegas’ cultural institutions north of the downtown: Cashman Stadium, Lied Discovery Children’s Museum/Las Vegas Library, the Las Vegas Natural History Museum, the Neon Museum, the Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort and State Historic Park and the Reed Whipple Cultural Center.
Friday, June 3, 2011 | 12:16 p.m.
Las Vegas city officials will dedicate a new bridge next week designed to provide a colorful walking gateway to seven of the city’s cultural venues on Las Vegas Boulevard north of downtown.
Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, Ward 5 Councilman Ricki Y. Barlow and members of the Cultural Corridor Coalition will dedicate the Cultural Corridor Pedestrian Bridge at 11 a.m. Thursday, June 9, at the Natural History Museum parking lot at 900 Las Vegas Blvd. North.
The bridge, which features an LED artistic design created by David Griggs called “Vegas Arabesque,” spans Las Vegas Boulevard near Cashman Center.
And don't be surprised if you feel like dancing instead of walking across.
“The shapes used in the design build a rhythm that suggests the visual splendor of a Vegas chorus line. In vaguely figurative forms, the design dances across the bridge in the playful spirit of Las Vegas’ own Americana,” Griggs said in a prepared statement.
The bridge provides a walking link for local residents and tourists between Cashman Center, Lied Discovery Children’s Museum/Las Vegas Library and the Las Vegas Natural History Museum, the Neon Museum, the Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort and State Historic Park and the Reed Whipple Cultural Center.
Griggs says his design was inspired by the legacy of Las Vegas, its unique setting in the southwest and the location of the bridge among Las Vegas’ cultural institutions — as well as paying homage to vintage signs located nearby at the Neon Museum.
The bridge is part of a larger project the city’s Cultural Corridor Trail Project, currently under construction.
The work includes installing sidewalk ramps, new banner poles, stamped concrete sidewalk panels and concrete embellishments for 12 city blocks along the urban trail that leads to the cultural institutions.
Funding for the $1.3 million Cultural Corridor Pedestrian Bridge was provided by the Bureau of Land Management through the sale of public lands. The artistic element was paid for and coordinated through the city’s Cultural Affairs Office.
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