The Bagley Pedestrian Bridge officially opened on May 5, 2010 as part of a Cinco de Mayo celebration in Mexicantown. This one of a kind bridge was created during the Gateway Project that was a major construction overhaul of the freeways that improved access to the Ambassador Bridge. Ever since then, I've wanted to take a stroll across it. "Why?", you might ask? Well, I can only respond with, "Why not?"
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It's an interesting bridge, and I've come to find out from a case study on lusas.com that it's "the first cable-stayed bridge to be built in the state of Michigan." The detailed overview on lusas.com also contains this gem: "The bridge superstructure comprises a trapezoidal single-cell steel box girder of constant depth and varying width topped by a concrete slab that varies from 15ft-3in to 34ft in width over its length." -- Umm... Yeah. I can tell you this, it took me a little over four minutes to walk across the bridge, and it's pretty cool the way it connects two parts of Mexicantown. :)
So here's the video, hope you enjoy it!
The music is from Suite Española Op. 47 - Leyenda
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