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====Big Four Pedestrian Bridge and Big Four Station==== {{see also|Big Four Bridge}} [[File:2016 WIKI JeffersonvilleBig4Station June14.jpg|thumb|Big Four Station is a park that opened in 2014 at the base of the Big Four Bridge.]]Conceived in the 1990s and completed in 2014, the [[Big Four Bridge]] was converted to a [[pedestrian bridge]] in a joint effort between Kentucky and Indiana governments. An average of 1.5 million pedestrians and bicycles cross the roughly-1/2 mile bridge each year. 1/4 mile ramps complete the bridge on each end. The bridge is also decorated with a colorful LED lighting system that operates from twilight to 1 am. The lights can be customized by request.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Big Four Bridge {{!}} Waterfront Park|date=May 25, 2008|url=https://ourwaterfront.org/feature/big-four-bridge/|access-date=October 11, 2021|language=en-US|archive-date=October 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027181814/https://ourwaterfront.org/feature/big-four-bridge/|url-status=live}}</ref> On the Jeffersonville side of the bridge the city constructed Big Four Station, a plaza and park. The park features green space, fountains, a farmers market on Saturdays, a restroom, a bike-sharing station, a pavilion, a playground, and easy access to downtown shops and restaurants.<ref>{{Cite web|date=July 9, 2015|title=Big Four Bridge and Big Four Station β Jeffersonville Main Street, Inc.|url=https://www.jeffmainstreet.org/downtown-revitalization/big-four-bridge/|access-date=October 11, 2021|language=en-US|archive-date=October 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025105443/https://www.jeffmainstreet.org/downtown-revitalization/big-four-bridge/|url-status=live}}</ref> Big Four Station is also the home of the annual [[Abbey Road on the River]], the largest Beatles-inspired music festival in the world, as well as other annual celebrations.<ref>{{Cite web|title=About|url=https://www.arotr.com/about-1|access-date=October 11, 2021|website=Abbey Road on the River: May 26β30, 2022|language=en-US|archive-date=October 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028165649/https://www.arotr.com/about-1|url-status=live}}</ref>
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