| Liberty Bridge at Falls Park on the Reedy | |
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The Liberty Bridge |
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| Carries | pedestrians |
| Crosses | Reedy River |
| Locale | Greenville, South Carolina |
| Design | Single suspension with 2 inclined towers |
| Total length | 345 ft (105 m) |
| Width | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
| Longest span | 200 ft (61 m) |
| Construction begin | 2003 |
| Construction end | 2004 |
| Opened | 2004 |
The Liberty Bridge at Falls Park on the Reedy is a bridge in Greenville, South Carolina.
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Downtown Greenville is bisected by a wooded valley park containing the falls of the Reedy River. The Liberty Bridge is located just downstream from this group of waterfalls, replacing a six-lane highway bridge that was demolished to improve the visibility and accessibility to the falls and adjacent park. The bridge has a curved clear span over the river that curves away from the falls, providing visitors with an aerial amphitheater from which to view the cascading water. The link gently slopes into the ravine and is supported by twin inclined towers and a single suspension cable with thin cable suspenders only on the side away from the falls, allowing for unobstructed views. The bridge, with a total length of approximately 380 ft (120 m) and a clear span of 200 ft (61 m), appears to float over the landscape. The twin towers and suspension cable are visible from vantage points around the city, calling attention and drawing visitors to the public park, falls and river.
The Liberty Bridge was completed in 2004, with Boston-based Transportation Architects Rosales + Partners, Inc. providing conceptual, preliminary, and final designs, construction services, and community participation to the City of Greenville. Rosales + Partners collaborated with structural engineers Schlaich Bergermann & Partner.