The reimagined 200-foot bridge breathes new life and beautifully connects FDU’s split campuses
The restored pedestrian student footbridge replaced a crumbling concrete-and-chain-link walkway, with integrated lighting to encourage student’s use in the evening hours. A densely planted garden path reflects and restores the native ecosystem; low-level lighting reinforces this concept and draws students across the bridge.
Color-changing lighting on the outer sides of the bridge attracts students from afar and reflects at low light levels into the water to not disrupt nighttime river habitat and bird migration. Illuminating the shade structures and providing safe and attractive lighting at nighttime creates a learning landscape for students and chance encounters valuable to academic life.