A Bridge With A Dark Side

Toronto is spending $4 million on barriers to prevent a bridge from being used for suicidal jumps.

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February 21, 2003, 11:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"More than 400 people have jumped from the bridge to their deaths, including 100 over the last decade, lending the viaduct the morbid nickname of "suicide magnet."...Workers are putting the final touches to a series of barriers across the bridge consisting of 10,000 stainless steel rods and bow-string masts designed so no one can get through them. The structure, which is costing the city $4 million, is intended to create what the architect calls a 'luminous veil' across the bridge."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: A Veil of Deterrence for a Bridge With a Dark Side

Wednesday, February 19, 2003 in The New York Times

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