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Old 11-21-2016, 07:37 AM   #2828
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Originally Posted by FireGilbert View Post
They wouldn't have needed another pedestrian bridge if the Peace bridge itself was built over Memorial. The one to the east from Princes Island with stairs/ramps on both sides of Memorial was a great design and they should have copied that.

Also, so what if they had to close off the 8th street vehicle access to Memorial? As someone who used to live on 8th street and 1st ave having to exit/enter Sunnyside via 9th or 5th would have been an excellent trade off to getting a proper bridge over Memorial.
I think you ran into elevation issues with the helipad on the other side of you elevated to cross memorial as part of the span.
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