 "Wired" called it one of the five coolest bridges on earth in 2005, along with the Rio–Antirrio bridge, the Seri Wawasan Bridge, the Dongting Lake Bridge and the Juscelino Kubitschek Bridge.The Oslo Leonardo Bridge Project opened in October 2001.The project hopes to apply the design to build practical footbridges around the world using local materials and local artisans as a global public art project.