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Originally Posted by papertowelroll
That pedestrian bridge makes me burst into laughter everytime I drive under it. Why on earth did they build that monstrosity? Literally not sure I have ever seen a single person use it, and there is a light with a crosswalk right next to it.
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It was before my time in Austin (as far as I can remember it was always there), but I believe a child (or more than 1) from the affordable housing complex that used to be there was killed trying to cross Airport to the strip mall. The walkway was what the neighborhood wanted, but people kept jay-walking instead of going up and down the ramps, so they added the crosswalk later.