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Brewtown Is Brimming With Bridges

Posted by: Deborah Myerson
Thanks to: Deborah L. Myerson
2 July 2004 - 7:00am

By the end of 2005, Milwaukee will boast eight design-savvy new bridges.

New spans seem to have been sprouting around Milwaukee ever since the creation in 2001 of Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava's cabled white footbridge between the Milwaukee Art Museum and O'Donnell Park. Just four years later, Brewtown will boast a total of eight new bridges with an eye toward pedestrians. The bridges connect more than neighborhoods---the crossings are also being recognized a "points of reconciliation," often replacing previous markers of historic rivalries or racial tensions.

Full Story: City Bridge-Building Boomlet Is Bringing 8 Spans In 4 Years
Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, June 28, 2004
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