Bridge of Glass | |
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Carries | Pedestrian traffic |
Crosses | Interstate 705 |
Locale | Tacoma, Washington |
Designer | Dale Chihuly and Arthur Andersson (Andersson·Wise Architects) |
Material | Steel, concrete, glass |
Total length | 500 feet (150 m) |
Height | 70 feet (21 m) |
Opened | 2002 |
The Bridge of Glass is a 500-foot (150 m) pedestrian covered footbridge in Tacoma, Washington.[1][2] It was opened in 2002 as a gift to the city.[2] It links the Museum of Glass on the shorefront to the downtown area of the city, across Interstate 705, and is decorated with the artworks of Dale Chihuly.