Leo Frigo Memorial Bridge
Suicides
As the highest bridge in the Green Bay area, it has been the scene of a number of suicide attempts. On July 19, 2004, a woman was saved by a Wisconsin state trooper, who caught her before she fell to her death. The woman and the state trooper were reunited on The Oprah Winfrey Show. She has since written a book, Why I Jumped, on her experiences. Signs have also been added to the bridge, containing the phone number for a local crisis hotline, with a suicide barrier under consideration as early as 2005, but not yet implemented going into the 2020s.
Sagging
On September 24, 2013, the bridge was closed after a 400-foot (120 m) stretch of the bridge sagged. One pier's footings had settled two feet (0.61 m). The pilings, the pier, and surrounding piers had experienced significant corrosion because of the composition of the surrounding soil. The corrosion caused the pilings to buckle, leading to the sag. After the incident, the pier and the bridge were repaired and further fitted with sensors, which have not detected any further movement in the bridge. On January 5, 2014 the bridge was re-opened to traffic. The total cost of repairs was $8.45 million.
Notes
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- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 2, 2010. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
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