Jerusalem Chords Bridge, Side-spar cable-stayed bridge in Jerusalem, Israel

The Jerusalem Chords Bridge is a side-spar cable-stayed bridge at the entrance to Jerusalem, where the roads Weizmann, Jaffa, Yirmiyahu, Shazar and Herzl meet. A single inclined stainless-steel mast over 119 metres tall carries 66 steel cables down to a 380-metre deck weighing 4,500 tonnes, which links Herzl Boulevard with Jaffa Road for the Red Line tram and for pedestrians. The piers are concrete clad in grey Ramon stone, and the pedestrian path is glass-sided.

Construction began in 2005 and was completed in 2008 as part of Jerusalem's modern transportation expansion. The bridge became a defining landmark for the city's contemporary development efforts.

The bridge's form is compared to a harp, with its 66 cables as strings, and some observers link this to King David's harp; others see a bird's neck, an arm or an arrow in the pylon. The bridge is a frequent site for protests, and in the 2019 film "The Mossad" it collapses after fuel tanks are dropped. Since 2019, about 3,600 LED lights on the cables create nighttime effects tied to city events.

The pedestrian walkway is enclosed with glass sides and links Kiryat Moshe with the Central Bus Station; its floor was later covered with stainless steel and stone because the transparent paving was slippery on rainy days. The Red Line tram has run across the bridge since August 19, 2011. At night, about 3,600 LED lights on the cables create changing visual effects.

The 66 steel cables fan out in a three-dimensional parabolic arrangement, and the angled cantilever mast counterbalances the deck so the tower's own weight holds it upright. The bridge is Calatrava's 40th, but the first he designed to carry both trains and pedestrians. In 2019 about 3,600 LED bulbs were fitted to the cables, each working as a pixel that changes colour for city events.