The LAist has a story about the Colorado Street Bridge in Pasadena, Calif., which once carried Route 66 on the way to Los Angeles. Here's a startling fact about the 1913 bridge that gives it its nickname: Six years after the construction the first suicide took place, and it is now estimated that more than … Continue reading Suicide Bridge
Category: Bridges
Beg, borrow or swap for a bridge
Pulaski County, Mo., wants to repair the Devil's Elbow Bridge on Route 66 but is short several hundred thousand dollars to do so. So it now may barter its way to keeping the deteriorating 1923 bridge open, reports the Waynesville Daily Guide. What came to light during Thursday's meeting, is county officials may borrow, swap … Continue reading Beg, borrow or swap for a bridge