The Bridge (sculpture)

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The Bridge
The Bridge Thornton Dial.jpg
Artist Thornton Dial.
Year1997
MediumSteel
Movement Sculpture
SubjectJohn Lewis
Location Atlanta
Coordinates 33°45′54″N84°21′30″W / 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]

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Coordinates: 33°46′24″N84°21′34″W / 33.7734°N 84.3594°W / 33.7734; -84.3594