This could be my Bridge on the River Kwai - Neighborhood pedestrian bridge – Cleveland live-work history.

It took a few wrong turns, but we got here this afternoon.  

Cleveland's only suspension bridge.  A pedestrian bridge. A very elegant statement of civility.

Like the Coast Guard Station, left to wrack and ruin.

Embarrassing.

My friend explained: neighborhoods used to walk to work.  That's why the pedestrian suspension bridge was built.

Think about that....

 

If I were at the $ helm, this bridge would be the recipient of "stimulus funds", and would be sandblasted, primed, painted (all non-union) and a new deck installed by Christmas. 

 

And the neighborhood would get it's groove back...

 

Bridge on the River Kwai [1]