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Probably?
Could also be bicycles bicycles come to think of it.
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What should be done with the Abandoned Bridge Across I-70 Downtown?
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murfmurphy
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alexs said:
1982, Manhattan, wheatfieldhttp://greenmuseum.org/c/aen/Images/Ecology/wheatfield.php
That's a bit nuttier than my idea, but the bridge could be covered over in topsoil compost etc, and turned into a large community garden plot. Or it could be turned into an area where raised beds can be built and rented for people to plant in (Which would be less stressful on the structure than the many tons of dirt needed to make it work).
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SuperJason
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Re-purpose! This is one of the most sublime urban spaces in Columbus with unparalleled vantage points in all directions. Would make an awesome monumental pedestrian gateway from Downtown to the Whittier Peninsula.
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GCrites80s
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When did this go out of service? I don't remember it being in use. Those curves are sharp, the ramps are short and it would definitively be jamming things up even worse if it was still in use. Was it only used until 70 was completed over the water?
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rus
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SuperJason said:
Crossing 1Re-purpose! This is one of the most sublime urban spaces in Columbus with unparalleled vantage points in all directions. Would make an awesome monumental pedestrian gateway from Downtown to the Whittier Peninsula.
Nice photos, by the way.
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Rockmastermike
CORNspiracy HQ
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Anyone know if this thing has been inspected lately? I mean, it's most likely owned by ODOT, and if it hasn't been in use for all these many years it probably has not been maintained either. It may very well be near to self-demolition (I hope not). Pennsylvania had an old un-maintained bridge like this partially collapse onto on the turnpike several years ago and it was not pretty.
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bldng4jstc
Downtown
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Other than any safety issues related to neglect, nothing should happen to the bridge. The RR tracks and elevation drop on the north side make a trail more costly and given that access already exist via the current trail, I'd rather see limited ped/cycling resources go elsewhere.
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futureman
Grandview Heights
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GCrites80s said:
When did this go out of service? I don't remember it being in use. Those curves are sharp, the ramps are short and it would definitively be jamming things up even worse if it was still in use. Was it only used until 70 was completed over the water?I was wondering the same thing. The on-ramp to 70 west looks suicidal, and the eastbound exit isn't much better. If you look at the historic aerials you will also notice 70/71 was much narrower when it was built, and in 1971 it terminated at the old cooper park baseball field.
It's not the first time ramps have been abandoned. On 315 @ Broad the north the on-ramp was also closed off. So was the exit on 315 @ 3rd going north (which is now used as a bike trail).
Practice makes "perfect" I guess.
On a side note, the current trail is creepy as all hell. ride fast, don't stop.
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Pickerington_Kyle
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can anyone tell me about the rail road tracks that run by this bridge/Spaghetti Warehouse and through the Arena District. Like are any of them in use? And can any of the bridges or track be torn down in Franklinton?
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alexs
Limestone bluffs of the Scioto
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Pickerington_Kyle said:
can anyone tell me about the rail road tracks that run by this bridge/Spaghetti Warehouse and through the Arena District. Like are any of them in use? And can any of the bridges or track be torn down in Franklinton?Rule of thumb - if the rails are shiny, the line is in use. If they are rusty, the line is seldom or never used. Sometimes the rails have been scrapped and there's only roadbed.
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johnwirtz
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Pickerington_Kyle said:
can anyone tell me about the rail road tracks that run by this bridge/Spaghetti Warehouse and through the Arena District. Like are any of them in use? And can any of the bridges or track be torn down in Franklinton?http://www.morpc.org/transportation/freight/rail_inventory.asp
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Chris Sherman
East Franklinton
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Pickerington_Kyle said:
can anyone tell me about the rail road tracks that run by this bridge/Spaghetti Warehouse and through the Arena District. Like are any of them in use? And can any of the bridges or track be torn down in Franklinton?some of the busiest tracks in the area. trains every 10 mins at least. we love the elevated tracks, they add character would be a shame to rip them out.
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Steerpike
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A little background: pre-freeway, Mound Street continued west and crossed the river just north of where 70 now does, going through a major intersection with the now-defunct Sandusky Street (which ran north-south along current 315) and continuing to the West Side.
When the freeways went in, Mound was diverted to meet Whittier and run south along the banks of the peninsula. The bridge that took Mound over the railway near Miranova was an unsafe rusty mess and removed as part of the Miranova cleanup that also wiped out a small industrial area there (Ironsides, Columbus Pattern, Meeks & Tutthill Saw Co.) Ironsides in particular was a major pollution site and required extensive remediation before Miranova could go up. I knew a guy that worked there (Ironsides did auto bumper plating in later years) and he told me that to save money on disposal they just dumped all their toxic liquids into ancient drains that ran straight to the river.
Those freeway ramps off of Mound/Whittier to 70 are news to me. They must have been drawn by the same folks that crammed all the ramps around the post office into the old Spring/Sandusky interchange.
Anybody know what the intersection between Mound and Whittier looked like before the freeway?
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redsfaithful
Merion Village
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futureman said:
On a side note, the current trail is creepy as all hell. ride fast, don't stop.
The Audobon trail? It's a little dark under the highway, but I ran there the past two years and never felt unsafe really. The worst thing in hundreds of runs was once getting yelled at by a mentally ill homeless person walking the trail.
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