Fulton Bridge Opens Tomorrow and New Span Sought
City officials plan a ribbon ceremony at 8 a m as Fulton opens the upper bridge while considering a second span to replace the Oneida Street lower bridge built in 1903. State county and federal funding efforts have stalled, leaving repairs as the ongoing option.
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Broadway
Baldwinsville
Moyers Corners
Standard Engineering Corp
Albany
Broadway Bridge opens after 55 years in Fulton
Mayor Patrick celebrates the new Broadway Bridge opening at 8 am marking the end of nearly two years of construction. The 864 foot span replaces the old bridge and ties Route 3 and 57 and 48, easing traffic congestion in Fulton.
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Police Department
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Traffic study credited for smooth Broadway Bridge shutdown
Chief Karl Stewart praises a months old traffic study led by Victor Jones for preventing major problems during the Broadway Bridge shutdown. He notes changes may follow bridge reopening and mentions lifting parking restrictions on parts of Oneida Street and South Second Street.
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Karl Stewart
Stewart
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Victor Jones
West First
Walradt St
Oneida St
South Second St
Broadway Bridge
Broad way Bridge Opens December With Four Lanes
Fulton finalizes a four lane Broad way Bridge project begun January 1967 to ease Oneida Street congestion. The $2.2 million steel super structure uses old piers, adds two east and westbound lanes, includes new sidewalks and traffic improvements at South First and West First Street intersections, and restores pedestrian routes after a nearly two year closure.
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Oneida Street
Percy Patrick
Oswego River and Canal
State Department of Transportation
Fulton
Peter Kiewit Sons Co
Cleveland
Ohio
West First St
South First St
Oswego River
Earle E. Towlson
Department of Transportation
Syracuse
Peter Kewiet and Sons
South First
West First Street
Culkins
Fulton to reopen Broadway Bridge and restore two-bridge traffic
After nearly two years as a one bridge town Fulton will return to normal with the Broadway Bridge opening to traffic on Dec 3. The shutdown shifted traffic patterns caused congestion at Oneida Street and impacted downtown merchants while taxi firms faced higher mileage with steady fares.
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Oneida Street
Fulton Police Department
Broadway Bridge
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West Side
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