@article{ref1,
title="Historic footbridge renovation draws community together : public- private funding partnership makes project a reality",
journal="APWA reporter",
year="2002",
author="Thornsberry, M. and Tate, B.",
volume="70",
number="1",
pages="19-21",
abstract="A historically significant footbridge in Springfield, Missouri, was refurbished in time for its centennial thanks to a citywide effort linking the communities connected by the bridge and local and state transportation officials who secured funding from state, city and federal funds to pay for the $637,000 in repairs and improvements. Built in 1902, the Jefferson Avenue Footbridge is a link to the commercial district downtown across a 13-track rail yard that once symbolized the city's status as a railway boomtown. Structural weaknesses were far more extensive than originally thought, but the work also inspired a widespread community reaction in support of the project. Less tangible benefits include a renewed pedestrian access across the 562-ft. span, one of the longest of its type in the U.S., and beautification as the result of a new lighting system that makes it a dramatic landmark structure at night. A farmer's market now operates at one end, and it has become a centerpiece for local cultural events.<p />",
language="",
issn="0092-4873",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}