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100-Year-Old Webster Street Bridge To Come Down

WYSO | By Jerry Kenney
Published January 7, 2016 at 4:04 PM EST
Rendering of the 'new' Webster Street bridge, to open in November, 2016.
City of Dayton
Rendering of the 'new' Webster Street bridge, to open in November, 2016.

Beginning Monday, January 11 th, the Webster Street Bridge in downtown Dayton will be shut down.

The city of Dayton says it’s tearing down the 100-year-old structure and will replace it with a new one at a cost of more than $10 million dollars.

The city issued a statement saying demolition and construction of the new bridge is expected to be complete by November 2017 and it will feature “wider sidewalks, enhanced lighting and observation plazas.”

In the meantime, Monument Avenue and Keowee Streets will serve as alternate routes for motorists.

The city says street improvements on both sides of the new bridge are also included in the project.

CORRECTION: A previous version of this story gave the expected completion date as November 2016. The actual expected date is November 2017. 

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Jerry Kenney was introduced to WYSO by a friend and within a year of first tuning in became an avid listener and supporter. He began volunteering at the station in 1991 and began hosting Alpha Rhythms in February of 1992. Jerry joined the WYSO staff in 2007 as a host of All Things Considered and soon transitioned into hosting Morning Edition. In addition to now hosting All Things Considered, Jerry is the host and producer of WYSO Weekend, WYSO's weekly news and arts magazine. He has also produced several radio dramas for WYSO in collaboration with local theater companies. Jerry has won several Ohio AP awards as well as an award from PRINDI for his work with the WYSO news department. Jerry says that the best part of his job is being able to talk to people in the community and share their experiences with WYSO listeners.
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