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Orlando continues to improve connectivity within the Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) area, allowing attendees to walk from their hotel room to the tradeshow floor quicker and easier. A new 316-foot bridge opened in March that connects the Rosen Centre hotel to the OCCC. Dubbed the “Skywalk,” the $2 million covered pedestrian walkway was constructed from 368 tons of steel and concrete, and is suspended approximately 20 feet above Convention Way. Attendees simply use the second-story bridge to walk from the Rosen Centre to the West Building of the OCCC in less than four minutes, all in a completely weather-proof environment.

 

This is in addition to several other pedestrian bridges that are either currently in use or under construction in this area. A bridge connecting the Hilton Orlando to the convention center is open. The new 31-story tower expansion at the Peabody Orlando will construct a pedestrian bridge across International Drive by 2013. And a bridge connecting the convention center’s North/South and West concourses is open.

from Visit Orlando 07/2011