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Originally Posted by drummer
I agree - I'd rather see something like the Pfluger bridge by Lamar. Maybe not exactly the same design, of course - have something new - but the same concept. It'd be high enough for the tour boats, it could have stairs and a ramp down to the ground level, etc. I don't see why it couldn't work. Not to mention, yet another front-row seat for downtown views.
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It could be design in a similar visual style as the boardwalk, except much higher. I'd also really hope that any new pedestrian bridge have a direct connection to the boardwalk. My only concern is that it'd block spectacular views from the boardwalk itself.
The obvious location balancing cost and strategic impact would be from Cummings and Rainey on the north shore to about 200 feet north of where the boardwalk begins on the south shore. If you design it properly such that the highest portions of the bridge are on the north shore and have it go progressively lower as it approaches the south shore you would be able to preserve the view of the boardwalk.