People lined up along Esquimalt Road to watch the last pieces of the old Johnson Street Bridge get taken apart. From June 8 to June 10 the Dynamic Beast Crane is in the harbour, causing road closures to vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians intermittently between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. on June 8, and between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. for several hours at a time June 9 and 10.
Many people had memories of the bridge, and held mixed feelings of watching it go.
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| Brian Murray holds up a photo of his grandson, Liam, in front of the old Johnson Street Bridge. Murray says his grandson loved the old bridge, which he's crossed since he could walk, and can't stand the new one. Nicole Crescenzi/VICTORIA NEWSS |
Diane Bell has cycled across the bridge for decades and had some tense moments as she commuted to work.
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| Diane Bell has cycled across the old bridge for several decades. She said it's bittersweet to watch the old bridge go, though she really likes the new one. Nicole Crescenzi/VICTORIA NEWS |
Avery MacIsaac came across the bridge closure by accident as she was trying to get downtown.
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