Beautiful bridge that sets the tone over the highway for a growing and forward thinking city. The bridge opened in 2012 and it connects Upper and Lower Scissortail Park. Total cost for the pedestrian bridge was $5.8 million, which does not seem too high for the complexity and the amount of steel used. At night, it is lit up for many to enjoy and it. The bridge was inspired by Oklahoma's state bird, the scissor-tailed flycatcher. read more

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beautiful bridge with nice walking path on both sides. lit blue at nighttime. nice photo op. read more

Skydance Bridge - Local Flavor Near Me

A very picturesque pedestrian bridge going over Interstate 40 in OKC!! This bridge really stands out, day or night!! I parked at Scissor Tail Park and walked over this bridge. It's very wide, and it was windy on that bridge the day I was there. I also saw that people put all kinds of locks on this bridge, not sure what that means. But yes, an interesting piece of public art that was very unexpected driving on interstate 40!! read more

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This pedestrian bridge is really look like break dancing with two leg on the sky. Someone also said is like the scissor open in the sky. This bridge extends it member to sky and hence call sky dance. At the nighttime, the light came out and you spot them very far away. The blue light has good aesthetic and good for pictures. It is great to visit at night. It connect two parks between the highway. It is great to see this at the fence area. There are a lot of love locks on the fence. read more

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Entering Oklahoma City from the west, this bridge so caught my eye that I had to get off the highway and circle around to get a closer look. It is absolutely stunning. Back in 2002, some federal Department of Transportation funding had a requirement that the city build a pedestrian bridge over Interstate 40. It took some time but in 2008, the mayor set out a design competition for the bridge and architects Hans and Torrey Butzer conceived of the bridge as being inspired by the Scissortail Flycatcher, Oklahoma's state bird. The city allocated a budget of $6.8 million. The cost was originally estimated to be around $5.2 million, but unexpected problems pushed the estimate to $12.8 million The sculpture was completed in 2011 and the bridge itself was finished in 2012, opening on April 23, 2012. It was later awarded one of the 50 best public art projects in the United States. No legal parking nearby, I found something mostly legal and was able to trot over to the bridge for photos. It's absolutely stunning. [Review 16211 overall - 52 in Oklahoma - 1717 of 2021.] read more

Skydance Bridge - Skydance Bridge, Oklahoma City - Local Flavor Near Me

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This humongous metal sculpture is visible while driving on the I-40 passing by downtown Oklahoma City. As a first time passerby, I wondered what on earth it was! First time we drove by it, I had to know what it was! Yelp told me it was Skydance Bridge, but I wondered what it had to do with the sculpture? So, I looked it up. It has to do with the "Sky Dance" of the Scissor-tail Flycatcher. This sculpture is a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, which is the Oklahoma State Bird. It is made out of stainless steel. It spans the bridge which opened on April 23, 2012. You can walk across the 380 ft bridge. We came to do that one evening when it was getting dark and saw some rather unseemly people nearby, so we skipped it and left. Within the next day or two, we went back during the day and I walked up to the bird and got a good close-up view. It does look cool seeing the steel pieces attached, forming the sculpture. I was standing on the bridge when my daughter was driving on her way home from work. I said we had been there and she said she saw me! How funny!! This is much prettier to view at night (from the safety of your car)! There are lots of LED lights that change colors. It rotates colors fairly quickly. I was able to catch just the blue to green colors. This bird is lit from dusk to dawn daily. I still think it is a pretty abstract rendering of the bird. With that said, this is listed as one of the 50 Top Public Art Projects in the Nation. For 5+ Million dollars, it should be a note-worthy piece of art! read more

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This bridge ties in with Scissortail park. We tried exploring it but, it was closed. We heard that April 27 they were lighting it purple for the month of the military child. My husband and two kiddos loaded up and headed that way to see it. Of course there was a lot parking available, thank you covid 19 for that. We walked up and already it was a beautiful sight. The area was very clean! Very. We felt safe as well. I highly recommend visiting this area and explore. It is perfect for a nightly walk. read more

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Skydance Bridge can easily be seen when driving on I-40, and during the day this is how I first came across the bridge. From far away I was confused to what this was ... was it a crane? why is it shaped like a giant jack, you know, from the child game with a ball and jacks? I was confused and when we got near the bride I saw it was some type of landmark. Passed by the bridge again at night and saw it beautifully lighted. The lighting changes colors every few seconds. Had I originally known that this was a pedestrian bridge I would have loved to stop by and taken pictures. If you're visiting Oklahoma, stop by at night or drive by, it is very beautiful. read more

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This bridge is definitely beautiful at night, when all the lights come on and change colors. But I do agree, there is trash littered on there and it does get annoying when you're doing a photo shoot or simply sitting on a bench that is stuffed with trash underneath. But, this bridge is a great destination to view downtown Oklahoma City from afar and take photos during sunset or at night. Truly made a great backdrop and enhanced my photos drastically. read more

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I don't always review local landmarks, but when I do, I try to be as noncommittal as possible. If I could describe the Skydance Bridge in one word, the most accurate characterization would probably be "mmmm." Is it pretty? Mmmm... Maybe. During the day it's kind of an eyesore and could even be mistaken for an incomplete construction project from far away. At night it's much more aesthetically pleasing, what with the random light color changes and stuff. Either way, it's... Interesting. I was talking to the structural engineer whose job involved (amongst other things) ensuring that the legs of the scissor-tailed flycatcher could handle the stress of the Oklahoma winds buffeting the wings that are pointed straight up in the air. Actually, that's how I first found out about it. It seems to be one of those things that was created by people who clearly didn't think about the (im)practicality of having to actually build or maintain it. Yeah yeah, I get it... Art... And stuff. When heading West on I-40, a close view of the Skydance bridge is somewhat obstructed by another (non-birdy) bridge right before it. I doubt that road is planning to move anywhere so that obstructed view is seemingly a permanent fixture. So if you want a nice clean view to take pictures (to post on the social media website of your choice), you're better off doing it when heading towards Downtown as opposed to away from it. I've noticed that I'm more often heading into the city while it's still fairly light out, and heading out when it gets dark, so I've never really captured a good photograph to showcase the bridge in all of its LED glory. This is specifically the type of landmark that gets destroyed when the Autobots are fighting the Decepticons while trying to protect that twitchy constant screamer, Shy LaBeef. read more

Skydance Bridge is pretty cool monument / landmark. Back when I rep'd the 405, the only thing lit up around I-40 at night was helicopters looking for escaped inmates. But fast forward to 2014, the unique architecture glows at night in different colors! It reminds of the War of the Gods Light Ship from Battlestar Galactica with its beautiful aura of colors. But in all seriousness, the bridge's soaring architecture was inspired by Oklahoma's state bird, the scissor-tailed flycatcher. Also, the bridge color of light can be changed remotely, depending on the event or holiday. Hopefully in June 2014, the colors will be Navy Blue, Light blue, Orange, and Gold after the OKC Thunder WIN the 2014 NBA Championship! Thunder up! read more

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Is it weird to review public art on yelp? I'm going with no. I finally walked across this bridge today. There was a group of ten or so young adults posing for various photo ops at the time. I love the structure and I think it's great for OKC. I especially love the light feature at night. What it makes me think about most though, is what is on the horizon-the 70 acre downtown park that will be connected by this pedestrian bridge. It's hard to visualize 7 years from now, but this bridge is just the beginning. read more