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The Miami skyline is a lot brighter due to the special architectural lighting of the award-winning Port of Miami/Dodge Island Bridge.

Award-winning design

From the design stage, aesthetics were a prime concern because of the bridge's proximity to the downtown Miami skyline, exposure to millions of international travelers and its unique location adjacent to the Bayside commercial development area.

The bridge connects the largest cruise ship port in the world with downtown Miami. It provides unrestricted access over the coastal waterway to the growing Port of Miami, a vibrant center for the city's economy, bolstering the port's unique duel role as Òcruise capital of the worldÓ and providing for cargo shipping, which has a total annual impact on the local economy estimated at $5-6 billion a year.

Since it was opened to traffic in March 1991, the bridge has received two awards. The Port of Miami Bridge was recognized with the Outstanding Concrete Structures Excellence in Concrete award in the category of public works, in 1992, by the Florida Concrete Products Association. In November 1994, the bridge was selected by the Federal Highway Administration for the Award of Excellence in the category of major structuresÑthe highest award in the agency's 1994 Biennial Awards Program.

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