Interstate 35W Bridge, 3:50 p.m. Tuesday. (Click once or twice for larger view)

Roadguy was out of town over the holiday weekend, but I still wanted to check out the almost-closed gap in the new bridge. Late afternoon wasn’t the best time for photos because the views from the 10th Avenue Bridge are sort of backlit, but in person it was worth seeing. In coming days, the gap will be filled with wooden forms so that the final piece can be poured, so if you’re gap-curious, now is the time to check it out.

I also went upriver, to another notable riverfront cantilever, to take in the view from there:

(If only all our bridges never ended. Alas.)

Compared with the one that collapsed, the new 35W bridge will allow better views of the arches of the 10th Avenue Bridge:

The view will be further improved once all the construction equipment is gone — and that will be mighty soon.

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