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The '''Belmont Bridge''' carries [[Avon Street]] over the [[CSX Transportation|CSX railway]], and separates the [[Downtown Mall]] from the [[Belmont-Carlton| Belmont Carlton neighborhood]]. | The '''Belmont Bridge''' carries [[Avon Street]] over the [[CSX Transportation|CSX railway]], and separates the [[Downtown Mall]] from the [[Belmont-Carlton| Belmont Carlton neighborhood]]. The current bridge is the second structure to cross the railroad tracks. | ||
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==Replacement project== | ==History== | ||
Prior to 1905, there were gates at an at-grade crossing with the railroad that controlled pedestrian and horse access to the tracks. <ref name="buck">{{cite web|title=Belmont - A History of a Neighborhood|url=http://www.cvillepedia.org/mediawiki/index.php/File:19800501-buck-history-of-belmont.pdf|author=James H. Buck Jr.|work=Paper for James Kinard's Local History course|publisher=|location=|publishdate=May 1980|accessdate=July 28, 2014}}</ref> One of the guardians of these gates was a man named [[Ned Harrison]], who went by Uncle Ned. | |||
Replacement project== | |||
{{Main|Belmont Bridge replacement}} | {{Main|Belmont Bridge replacement}} | ||
Revision as of 13:25, 28 July 2014
The Belmont Bridge carries Avon Street over the CSX railway, and separates the Downtown Mall from the Belmont Carlton neighborhood. The current bridge is the second structure to cross the railroad tracks.
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History
Prior to 1905, there were gates at an at-grade crossing with the railroad that controlled pedestrian and horse access to the tracks. [1] One of the guardians of these gates was a man named Ned Harrison, who went by Uncle Ned.
Replacement project==
- Main article: Belmont Bridge replacement
Its renovation became a well-publicized public issue and sparked a 2012 contest to redesign it.
References
- ↑ Web. Belmont - A History of a Neighborhood, James H. Buck Jr., Paper for James Kinard's Local History course, May 1980, retrieved July 28, 2014.
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