Reiman Bridge

The Reiman Pedestrian Bridge is a cable-stayed footbridge in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin that spans Lincoln Memorial Drive. It connects the Milwaukee Art Museum on the lakeshore to the east side of the downtown's central business district by way of O'Donnell Park, a multi-use park complex.

Reiman Bridge
Coordinates	43.0392°N 87.8980°W / 43.0392; -87.8980
Carries	Pedestrians
Crosses	Lincoln Memorial Drive, Cudahy Gardens
Locale	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Characteristics
Design	Cable-stayed bridge
Total length	87.5 m (287.1 ft)
Width	4.2 m (13.8 ft)
Longest span	73 m (239.5 ft)
No. of spans	2
History
Designer	Santiago Calatrava
Opened	September 14, 2001 (2001-09-14)
Location

History

The bridge was built in 2001 as part of a major expansion to the museum that included the Quadracci Pavilion. Both the bridge and Quadracci Pavilion were designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, the first structures designed by him in the United States.^[1]

Description

The bridge tower is 200 feet tall and 280 feet long. It replicates the visual aspect of the mast of a ship. 3,300 feet of stay cables run through the center of the bridge.^[1][2]

The design conveys a sense of movement with a vertical mast creating, and cables drawing aerodynamic lines above the structure.^[3]

See also

• Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay, same architect, similar design