Building a Gateway to the Future of Downtown Colorado Springs
Your new Bijou Street Bridge is the result of a three-way collaboration by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), the City of Colorado Springs and the Downtown Partnership. Each organization recognizes the importance of the bridge as the gateway to Downtown and made key contributions to providing citizens and visitors a welcoming entrance that reflects the architectural themes and history of the City's Downtown district.

The new bridge features:

• Ornamental pedestrian railing matching railings in Downtown. (Paid for by the City and CDOT.)
• "Acorn" style lights that match existing lights Downtown, extending across the bridge to Spruce Street. (Paid for by the City.)
• Stone facade abutments and columns that continue the look of the historic Works Progress Administration (WPA) walls. (Paid for by CDOT.)
• Brick inlay on sidewalks and enhanced landscaping from St. Mary's Cathedral to Spruce Street. (Funded by the Downtown Partnership, with long-term landscape maintenance from the City's Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services.)
• Three lanes of through traffic, plus bike lanes and wheelchair-accessible sidewalks.