The frustration for many is finally over.The Center Street Swing Bridge, which connects the Flats East Bank and the West Bank, reopened Monday after nearly a two-and-a-half year hiatus.Besides the upsetting detours—which added miles for commuters—the bridge's closure caused, nearby restaurants and retailers have cited revenue loss due to what seemed like a never-ending process of getting the bridge up to par. The Ohio Department of Transportation, which led the $5.4 million preservation, had pus
The Center Street Swing Bridge, which connects the east and west banks of the Flats, reopened Monday after nearly a two-and-a-half year hiatus.
"The reopening is going to be celebrated by everyone who does business in the Flats," Audrey Gerlach, vice president of economic development at Downtown Cleveland, Inc., told Scene."It's that critical access point that's been missing for awhile." Dave Steele, the owner of the Flat Iron Café, the Irish pub located directly to the east of the bridge, hoped on Monday that Center Street's long out-of-order state wouldn't have long-lasting consequences. After all, Steele reported about a 40-percent drop in revenue in May, when both the Center Street and Columbus Bridge to the south were closed.
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