NEW: Providence Photographer Snaps New Pedestrian Bridge Lit Up at Night

NEW: Providence Photographer Snaps New Pedestrian Bridge Lit Up at Night

Providence-based photographer Justin Case got an up-close look at the pedestrian bridge spanning the Providence River -- at night.

As GoLocalProv.com has reported in March, as the numbers emerge on the cost of Providence’s pedestrian bridge, the project is now estimated to be $1,470 a square foot — 145% more than the estimated cost per square foot of the replacement of the Henderson Bridge — the massive expanse between Providence’s East Side and East Providence.

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The cost to replace the Henderson Bridge is just $600 a square foot. The pedestrian bridge’s cost is now estimated to be $21.9 million. It was first proposed in 2010 under then-Mayor David Cicilline.

Cicilline and Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) officials announced a competition to design a pedestrian bridge across the Providence River — at a span of just 400 feet. At the time, the bridge was estimated to cost approximately $3 million.