The Bridge (sculpture)

The Bridge
Artist	Thornton Dial.
Year	1997
Medium	Steel
Movement	Sculpture
Subject	John Lewis
Location	Atlanta
Coordinates	33.765077°N 84.358338°W / 33.765077; -84.358338

The Bridge is a 1997 sculpture by Thornton Dial. It is located at John Lewis Plaza in Freedom Park in Atlanta, Georgia at the intersection of Ponce de Leon Avenue with Freedom Parkway in the Poncey-Highland neighborhood.^[1][2] The work portrays "congressman John Lewis' lifelong quest for civil and human rights" and the community's "valiant efforts to stop the road and preserve intown neighborhoods".^[3]

See also

• Selma to Montgomery marches
• Civil rights movement in popular culture

References

1. Freedom Park Conservancy website, The Bridge, Atlanta Art Park Archived 2012-10-23 at the Wayback Machine
2. City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs, The Bridge
3. Plaque at The Bridge in John Lewis Plaza in Freedom Park

33.7734°N 84.3594°W / 33.7734; -84.3594