For the nearly $1 billion project, the existing four-span Walk Bridge will be replaced with a state-of-the-art multispan bridge, including 240-foot dual lift spans with fixed east and west approach spans over the Norwalk River. The bridge appears shiny and silvery in the drawings, with a tall vertical tower on each end. The structure will replace the 127-year-old swing bridge that takes Amtrak and Metro-North trains over the Norwalk River. The old bridge, which is considered obsolete, occasionally fails to close completely after opening to allow marine traffic to pass, causing train delays. The new conceptual Walk Bridge renderings, which were posted on the Walk Bridge Project website last month, show how the new bridge will appear and operate.
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