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A fake cable-stayed 175-foot span pedestrian bridge for $9 million.

For less money, they could have had a real cable-stayed bridge, like the one over I-280 near Apple HQ.[1] That cost $14 million, but it's a 375-foot clear span over the freeway.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Burnett_Bicycle-Pedestrian...



iirc all the bids for a concrete version (ala Florida) were twice as much for the steel design that was used, otoh California version also has to be earthquake resistant. I gotta give credit to all the engineering firms and Caltrans oversight. Very little downtime on 280, that would have been a traffic nightmare for entire peninsula.


$14 million for 375 feet in CA is ~$37k/ft

A 620 ft concrete suspension bridge [1] in Chicago was $23 million, or ~$37k/ft

A 1470 ft concrete and steel bridge [2] in Chicago was $33 million, or ~$22k/ft

This ugly monstrosity in Florida was $9 million for 174 feet, or ~$51k/ft

It's awfully pathetic.

[1] https://www.exp.com/project/35th-street-pedestrian-bridge/

[2] https://chicagocrusader.com/new-41st-street-pedestrian-bridg...


It's also little used, partially because it's a handy venue for violent crime due to lack of patrol or surveillance.




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