Denver, Colorado - August 28, 2021: People cross the Millennium Bridge on 16th street downtown, in the LoDo (Lower Downtown) neighborhood.

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Millennium Bridge

Denver


Allow us to be geeky for a second: this is the world’s first cable-stayed bridge using a post-tensioned structural construction. If the technical jargon goes over your head, you’ll be impressed by just looking up – the sweeping forms of the cables and white mast are a dramatic sight against Denver’s consistently blue sky. The stunning bridge connects the LoDo neighborhood with Commons Park.


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