Stan Musial Bridge? One step closer...
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt ... 7932f.html
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt ... 7932f.html
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^ Awesome.
Also, there was a good letter to the editor saying that the Poplar Bridge should be named the Stan Musial bridge as it goes right by the stadium and the NMRB should be named something else -- it suggested Women Veterans. I say Mounds Heritage Bridge as it literally passes over mounds remnants on both sides. Essentially Cahokia's urban sprawl of the 1200s!
Also, there was a good letter to the editor saying that the Poplar Bridge should be named the Stan Musial bridge as it goes right by the stadium and the NMRB should be named something else -- it suggested Women Veterans. I say Mounds Heritage Bridge as it literally passes over mounds remnants on both sides. Essentially Cahokia's urban sprawl of the 1200s!
I think the biggest farce is the amount of time legislators waste on naming things. Interstates have numeric designations. Why not bridges? It'd give legislators more time to do nothing, like not passing budgets.
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Yeah like Mayor Bloomberg and his administration has just spent time and money putting together a PSA and a little campaign about having the volume level on your earbuds too loud. Sounds like a joke but it isn't.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/0 ... _ref=false
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/0 ... _ref=false
While it'd make sense to name the bridge that goes by the stadium after him, that one already has a name and it's ugly. Sounds like this will happen.
KMOX- Stan Musial Memorial Bridge Passed Unanimously in US Senate
KMOX- Stan Musial Memorial Bridge Passed Unanimously in US Senate
http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2013/03/12/ ... XA.twitterAn effort by Missouri and Illinois Senators to name the New Mississippi River bridge after St. Louis Cardinals great Stan Musial has paid off. The legislation unanimously passed the United States Senate late last night.
Looking Good! You can see the MO side in the frame of the IL bank webcam now.
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^ Thanks for the great pics,
Amazining on how thin the road profile looks from afar. I think it gives it a clean sleek look to contrast agains the other river crossings downtown.
Amazining on how thin the road profile looks from afar. I think it gives it a clean sleek look to contrast agains the other river crossings downtown.
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Looking at the construction cam from MoDOT, it looks like the two sides were joined today with the steel beams. No concrete over the steel yet, but it should be up within the next day or two.
I hope St. Louis can do to the Stan Musial Memorial Bridge what San Francisco has done to the Bay Bridge. In order to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Bay Bridge, LED lights will light up the bridge for two years. It was privately-funded. Leo Villarreal is the designer/programmer.
I think the angle makes them appear connected. I see the cranes out there again today. Maybe they're putting in the last bits. I'd expect a press release and big announcement when they are joined.chaifetz10 wrote:Looking at the construction cam from MoDOT, it looks like the two sides were joined today with the steel beams. No concrete over the steel yet, but it should be up within the next day or two.
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Some amazing photos by J.B. Forbes on STL Today here:
http://www.stltoday.com/gallery/news/lo ... e87.html#0
http://www.stltoday.com/gallery/news/lo ... e87.html#0
Due to the high waters on the Riverfront trail I recently detoured through the North riverfront. There are some impressive industrial operations/businesses here. In addition, noticed there is a State Corrections facility beneath the new bridge.
There was compromise between Missouri and Illinois lawmakers to name the bridge the Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge. That's too many syllables, and the public will need to come up with a short nickname. Eads Bridge (named after inventor and civil engineer James Eads) is an example of a good name because it's two syllables and easy to pronounce and remember.Mark Groth wrote:Stan Musial Bridge? One step closer...
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt ... 7932f.html
http://www.stltoday.com/news/traffic/al ... 0738c.html
The name Veterans Memorial Bridge was already used for the nearby bridge that connects St. Louis County to St. Charles County and carries Route 364 across the Missouri River.
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Most will probably call it the New Bridge, however many will probably also call it the Stan Span? Either way, I'm glad it has a local connection.
I'm all for recognizing and honoring our veterans, but it seems silly that some legislators caused the naming process to go this route. Honestly, there's so many things named 'Veteran's Memorial' road, plaza, etc. across the country that I think the point has already been proven. My guess is that the public will call it the Musial Bridge.
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It'll be called whatever local news traffic reporters call it. Surely some simple like "The Stan" or "The Musial" will be it. No one ever refers to the Bernard F. Dickman Bridge.
I prefer, "The Stan." Bureaucrats screwed this one as usual, but whatever.StL2003 wrote:I'm all for recognizing and honoring our veterans, but it seems silly that some legislators caused the naming process to go this route. Honestly, there's so many things named 'Veteran's Memorial' road, plaza, etc. across the country that I think the point has already been proven. My guess is that the public will call it the Musial Bridge.
