The main events were on the bridge span, underneath the arch. (Photo date: 3-March-2012)

Crowd near the center of the span. (Photo date: 3-March-2012)

A separate series of events away from the bridge was named the Bridge-O-Rama. (Photo date: 3-March-2012)

Mayor Mike Rawlings emceed the Parade of Builders on the bridge. (Photo date: 3-March-2012)

Santiago Calatrava, namesame of the bridge's design firm, was the man of the hour. (Photo date: 3-March-2012)

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Mrs. Calatrava is in the foreground. (Photo date: 3-March-2012)

Calatrava with Mayor Rawlings. (Photo date: 3-March-2012)

Confetti shoot (Photo date: 3-March-2012)

After the first round of bidding produced bids which were nearly 100% over the estimate, Williams Brothers construction was the only bidder to participate in the second round of bidding. Working with TxDOT and the steel fabricator, Williams Brothers substantially lowered cost to near the estimate, making it possible to proceed to construction. Williams Brothers was the unsung hero of the bridge construction. (Photo date: 3-March-2012)

JD Abrams constructions built the connections to the existing Woodall Rodgers Freeway and I-35E Stemmons Freeway. (Photo date: 3-March-2012)

Numerous partners in the project were featured in the parade. (Photo date: 3-March-2012)

The Parade of Giants featured large puppets representing influential people in the history of west Dallas. (Photo date: 3-March-2012)

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This puppet depicted Bonnie from the gangster duo Bonnie and Clyde. (Photo date: 3-March-2012)

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This puppet represents Judge "Barefoot" Sanders (1925-2008) (Photo date: 3-March-2012)

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This flag and mask performance was on the westbound bridge approach. (Photo date: 3-March-2012)

The bridge party featured some impressive costumes. (Photo date: 3-March-2012)

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The low-rider rally on Singleton was part of Bridge-O-Rama (Photo date: 3-March-2012)

There were evening events both Friday and Saturday night. People could pose for photographs under the arch of this mural of the bridge. (Photo date: 3-March-2012)

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There were fireworks displays both Friday and Saturday night. (Photo date: 3-March-2012)

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The final event was a dedication early Sunday morning, featuring Calatrava and political officials. Instead of a ribbon-cutting, boy scouts and girl scouts carried green ribbons to the center of the span. (Photo date: 4-March-2012)

Sunday morning crowd. (Photo date: 4-March-2012)