Nichols Bridgeway

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|image = Nichols Bridgeway 090516.JPG

|bridge_name = Nichols Bridgeway

|caption = The Bridgeway after completion in May 2009

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|locale = Chicago, Illinois

|designer = Renzo Piano

|carries = Pedestrians

|crosses = Monroe Street

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|open = May 16, 2009

|begin = September 20, 2007

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The Nichols Bridgeway is a pedestrian bridge located in Chicago, Illinois. The bridge begins at the Great Lawn of Millennium Park, crosses over Monroe Street and connects to the third floor of the West Pavilion of the Modern Wing, the Art Institute of Chicago's newest wing. The bridge opened May 16, 2009.{{Cite web |last=Kamin |first=Blair |date=2009-05-14 |title=A sidewalk through the sky |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2009/05/14/a-sidewalk-through-the-sky/ |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=Chicago Tribune |language=en-US}}

Designed by Renzo Piano, the architect of the Modern Wing, the bridge is approximately {{convert|620|ft|m|abbr=on}} long and {{convert|15|ft|m|abbr=on}} wide. The bottom of the Bridgeway is made of white, painted structural steel, the floor is made of aluminum planking and the 42" tall railings are steel set atop stainless steel mesh. The Bridgeway features anti-slip walkways and heating elements to prevent the formation of ice and meets ADA standards for universal accessibility. The bridge is named after museum donors Alexandra and John Nichols.{{cite web |url=http://www.artic.edu/aic/modern_wing/press_room/nbfs.pdf |title=The Nichols Bridgeway: Fact Sheet |access-date=2008-05-15 |work=The Art Institute of Chicago |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705235955/http://www.artic.edu/aic/modern_wing/press_room/nbfs.pdf |archive-date=2008-07-05 }} The bridge design was inspired by the hull of a boat.{{cite news|url=http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/theskyline/2008/05/new-art-institu.html|title=New Art Institute bridge to shoot over Monroe Street|access-date=2008-06-05|date=2008-03-09|publisher=Chicago Tribune}}