The Mystery of the Bloomfield Bridge [link]

[ur_gothmom]

If you have some time for a slightly longer read and enjoy deep investigative dives into very low-stakes mysteries, this is for you:

The Mystery of the Bloomfield Bridge

Why is this bridge here?

This pedestrian bridge crosses I-494 just west of the Minneapolis Airport. It connects Bloomington to Richfield. I drive under it often and I wondered: why is it there? It's not in an area that is particularly walkable, and it doesn't connect any establishments that obviously need to be connected. So why was it built?

I often have curious thoughts like this, but I dismiss most of them because if I answered all of them I would get nothing else done. But one day I was walking out of a Taco Bell and found myself at the base of the bridge.

I went home that day without an answer. But it kept bothering me, so that night I decided I would solve this mystery once and for all.

 

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