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Lack of maintenance. The City flat out said (years ago) they are not doing any major repairs to the bridge because it's expensive and the money is better spent on a replacement. The City does yearly inspection and maintenance on the bridge. Which usually requires a closure. They'll do expansion joints maintenance and other stuff.

I believe during the recent closure, they identified structural items they could no longer pass as acceptable. These issues have likely known for a long time now.

Let's be honest, this isn't an architectural masterpiece and is functionally obsolete. The approach ramps mostly.

Is this the blue nile bridge that was shipped from overseas?