Israelis participate in the inauguration

Israelis participate in the inauguration ceremony of the 'Chords Bridge' (Gesher HaMeitarim in Hebrew), designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, at the main entrance of Jerusalem on June 25, 2008. The cantilever spar cable-stayed bridge is scheduled to carry the light rail mass transit system over the busy Jaffa road at the entrance of Jerusalem. The S-shaped bridge is supported totally by 66 half-centimeter cables stemming from a single, 118-meter (390-foot) tall column. Its construction began in 2007, costing the Jerusalem municipality and Israeli government 73 million USD. AFP PHOTO/MENAHEM KAHANA (Photo credit should read MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)