Tropicana – Las Vegas Boulevard intersection, Pedestrian bridge intersection at Las Vegas Boulevard, United States.
The Tropicana–Las Vegas Boulevard intersection is a multi-level pedestrian bridge structure connecting the four corners of a busy street crossing. The facility allows thousands of visitors daily to walk between MGM Grand, New York-New York, and Excalibur Hotel without crossing the street.
This crossing was completely redesigned in 1993 with the construction of four elevated pedestrian bridges, eliminating ground-level passage. The upgrade was part of a broader initiative to improve safety and traffic flow in this heavily used part of the city.
The intersection's name comes from Tropicana Avenue, itself named after the Tropicana resort that stood on the fourth corner until its implosion on October 9, 2024. The four corners hold Excalibur, New York-New York, MGM Grand and the former Tropicana site, which together counted 12,536 hotel rooms in 2016.
Access to the four open-air walkways is by escalator and elevator from platforms at their ends; there are no at-grade crosswalks, since barricades separate the sidewalks from the roadway around the intersection. The escalators were replaced in 2016 and 2017, when the walkways also received aesthetic improvements.
The Tropicana closed on April 2, 2024, and was brought down by implosion on October 9, clearing the fourth corner for a new Bally's Las Vegas and a baseball stadium for The Athletics once the team relocates. The four corners together held 12,536 hotel rooms as of 2016.
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