The latest in a series of collaborations between SOM and Frank Gehry, the BP Bridge crosses Columbus Drive and connects downtown Chicago’s Millennium Park and Grant Park to the east. In each collaboration, SOM structural engineers play a critical part in the process of developing the structures that enable the support of Gehry’s inventive curved metal surfaces.

Project Facts

Completion Year: 2004
Site Area: 13,500 ft²

Project Awards

2005 • National Steel Bridge Alliance • Prize Bridge: Merit Award
2005 • Structural Engineers Association of Illinois • Excellence in Structural Engineering: Award of Merit