How would you like to be the first person to officially walk across the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge when it opens on Sunday? Council Bluffs has set up a lottery so everyone has a chance.

Starting Sunday, city officials will hand out numbered wristbands from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The lucky winner and his or her family will have the honor to officially cross the bridge first.

It's part of the grand opening celebration that includes a ceremony on the Council Bluffs side at Playland Park. The fun starts at 9 a.m. and includes entertainment, food vendors and of course the ribbon cutting.

Omaha Mayor Mike Fahey and Council Bluffs Mayor Tom Hanafan spent Wednesday morning talking on the footbridge that links their two cities.

"Should it be Mike, should it be me?" said Mayor Hanafan. "Should I be wearing black and gold, should he be wearing red? That's always been a controversy, so what we've done is come up with a plan that we're going to give everyone a wristband."

"This is really a one of a kind," said Mayor Fahey. "The first pedestrian bridge ever to link two states."

Mayor Hanafan takes offense to the "bridge to nowhere" label, saying the Council Bluffs side has a lot of nature to offer those who walk east.

"As you go a little bit farther to the south, you'll run into Dodge Park Golf Course built in 1827. From here you can leave this bridge and go 60 miles on a path from Nebraska to Missouri. This is an incredible ride or walk for those who want to do it."

Walking west you can see a lot of Omaha. Wednesday morning's fog did limit the view, but there is a lot to see on the half-mile walk over. When you walk across on a windy day or with a large group of people the bridge will sway or move a bit. You will feel it, but dont worry the bridge is safe.

Now move the other way to the Council Bluffs side and not everyone's crazy about the new bridge, especially when it ends right into your neighborhood. Tyler Yates lives near the eastern foot of the bridge and says she watched as some of her neighbors moved out.

With the already limited parking space in the neighborhood, Tyler worries about what happens when the footbridge opens. "That's what I'm most scared for. Sometimes coming home at night by myself, those lights help a lot, but all the people down here at night and all the stuff that's gonna go on."