Both locals and tourists can now enjoy strolling along new pedestrian bridges in the area of Las Vegas Boulevard South and Spring Mountain Road. In January 2006, the last of three new pedestrian bridges opened on Sands Avenue just east of the Strip. The other two pedestrian bridges included in the project opened in Fall 2005.

"The construction of these bridges offers pedestrians a safer route as they make their way to shopping, gaming, and employment in this part of the Strip. Additionally, the pedestrian bridges offer safe places to stop and take in the sights of our one of a kind Las Vegas Strip, " said County Commissioner Myrna Williams who represents District E where the bridges are located.

The Las Vegas Boulevard and Spring Mountain Road vicinity is heavily traveled with as many as 150,000 pedestrian crossings per day, and about 80,000 vehicles, vans, limos and buses passing through. The bridges provide safe movement for walkers in addition to relieving traffic congestion created from the mix of large numbers of pedestrians and vehicles. Separating the pedestrian traffic from vehicular traffic is nothing new for Las Vegas Boulevard. The first set of bridges, built at Tropicana Avenue and the Las Vegas Strip in the mid-1990's, immediately proved to be a success. By late 1999, Clark County completed pedestrian grade separations at Flamingo Road and the Strip.

The cost for the three newest structures was approximately $21 million and was funded by both room tax revenues in the Resort Corridor area and direct contributions from the adjacent properties. These pedestrian bridges feature wide, straight paths and glass barrier walls supported by steel beams. The glass walls create aesthetically pleasing bridge structures that compliment the surroundings. Pedestrians may access the elevated corridors by escalators, elevators or stairs. Furthermore, an elegant, domed rotunda, a betterment funded by the Venetian Resort, is found at the south end of the bridge spanning Sands Avenue. The structure features a large, circular tile floor in hues of cream and sienna. Like all three bridges, the rotunda affords pedestrians the opportunity to view the visually spectacular Las Vegas Strip. Other additional features include the extensions of the bridges funded by the Fashion Show Mall and Treasure Island.