We’ve run this photo before.
But today — the day after a public meeting with the state Department of Transportation, in the midst of fierce discussions about the future of the Cribari Bridge — is a good time to resurrect it.
The last time the Saugatuck River span was renovated — over 30 years ago — a temporary bridge took it place.
It rose up and down at both ends: Bridge Street and Riverside Avenue.
It was wide. It curved around the original. It cut through the parking lot of what was then Mansion Clam House (now the aptly named Bridge at Saugatuck restaurant).
And it worked.
Traffic was a breeze.
For 3 decades since, Westporters have wondered why it was torn down.
Today is a good time to resurrect not only the photo, but the question.
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