Photos: Replacing the Santa Monica Pier bridge
Taxis make their way onto the Santa Monica Pier bridge, which connects the landmark structure to Ocean Avenue. The city is seeking federal funds to replace the 60-year-old concrete span, which has been called “structurally deficient and functionally obsolete.”
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Visitors are reflected in a nearby window as they make their way down the Santa Monica Pier bridge. A new $8-million span would be wider, more pedestrian-friendly and better able to withstand earthquakes.
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Joe and Rachel Roberts of Las Vegas,look into each other’s eyes from the top of the Santa Monica Pier bridge at sunset. The bridge’s steep pitch, skinny driving lanes and sidewalks, and foot-high curbs pose hurdles and hazards.
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More than 100 Irish motorcyclists proceed down the Santa Monica Pier bridge as part of a 2,448-mile ride to raise money for Temple Street Children’s Hospital in Dublin, Ireland.
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