End of Johnson Street Bridge

The Johnson Street Bridge, also called the blue bridge, has been an ongoing topic of conversation for about a decade. The blue bridge has either needed a complete overhaul with earthquake reinforcement or replacement. The municipal vote was for replacement which was more expensive but will last longer. After many delays due to bad steel, construction/engineering changes, and such today is the first day of it being open. In the link above and here is a live cam of the traffic on the bridge. Some say its taken too long but the blue bridge took 13 years to finish so the current 11 year span is comparable.

My wife and I took a walk on the old and new bridge as part of a picnic festival.

The new bridge is much more bike and pedestrian friendly and has a charm that the old one did not for me.