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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame

If you can build a bridge over water for $5 million, I would like to see that. Especially one that isn't going to have to be replaced in 5-10 years.

Granted I don't know a whole lot about bridge construction, but here is a bridge over traffic:

http://www.edmondsun.com/cnhi/edmond...adpicturestory

The Benham Company design would cost the city $950,500, which also includes a $440,000 new parking lot with 165 spaces on the south side of West Edmond Road. The project cost does not include landscaping.

Here's another link estimating bridge costs:

http://www.saferoutesinfo.org/guide/...nd_tunnels.cfm

Costs

Costs range from $500,000 to $4 million, depending on required right-of-way acquisition and site characteristics.

Here's a bridge proposal that was turned down... for $2.5M:

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/b...roject-council

WESTMINSTER The City Council's stance on a $2.5 million pedestrian bridge proposed by Supervisor Janet Nguyen was encapsulated in Councilman Frank Fry's final comment: "Thanks, but no thanks."

Here's a bridge that will cost about $5M

http://bikeportland.org/2008/05/21/n...th-waterfront/

I'm sure I could come up with a bunch more, but these were the first ones that came up through Google.

What's my point? There are plenty of options, if people want to look for them. $25M is a huge sum of money.