A bridge too long?

I appreciate old architecture. There are a lot of things that are worth preserving for the sake of history and aesthetics. But I've never understood why anybody feels strongly about saving the Barton Springs Road Bridge.

Save Our Springs leader Bill Bunch, however, has for years been on a crusade to stop the city from replacing the 100-year-old bridge.

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Although the city in recent years has taken efforts to make it safer for bikes and pedestrians by eliminating a westbound traffic lane and creating two bike lanes, the bridge remains uncomfortable and unbecoming of the its role as the entrance to Zilker Park. The narrow raised sidewalk is hardly hospitable to those with mobility challenges.