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[[ | [[File:1920s 22nd St Viaduct.jpg|right|thumb|375px|22nd Street viaduct in the 1920s]] | ||
The '''22nd Street viaduct''' is a road bridge constructed in [[1915]] connecting [[22nd Street South]] to [[22nd Street North]] over the [[Railroad Reservation]], [[Morris Avenue]] to the north and [[Powell Avenue]] to the south. | The '''22nd Street viaduct''' is a road bridge constructed in [[1915]] connecting [[22nd Street South]] to [[22nd Street North]] over the [[Railroad Reservation]], [[Morris Avenue]] to the north and [[Powell Avenue]] to the south. | ||
The northeast edge of the viaduct is built directly adjacent to a building on the south side of Morris Avenue. The portion of the building's wall projecting above the span was used as the site for "[[Geo-Chromatic Progress]]", one of [[Michael Mojher]]'s paintings completed under the auspices of the [[Birmingham Mural Project|Birmingham Urban Mural Project]] in [[1978]]. | The northeast edge of the viaduct is built directly adjacent to a building on the south side of Morris Avenue. The portion of the building's wall projecting above the span was used as the site for "[[Geo-Chromatic Progress]]", one of [[Michael Mojher]]'s paintings completed under the auspices of the [[Birmingham Mural Project|Birmingham Urban Mural Project]] in [[1978]]. | ||
[[Image:Wrapped baluster.jpg|left|thumb|135px|Detail of the balustrade in June 2002]] | |||
The span gained a degree of local press in the summer of [[2000]] when the city used duct tape to temporarily fix crumbling balusters while waiting for appropriations from ALDOT for more permanent repairs. | The span gained a degree of local press in the summer of [[2000]] when the city used duct tape to temporarily fix crumbling balusters while waiting for appropriations from ALDOT for more permanent repairs. | ||
Revision as of 14:01, 16 July 2016
The 22nd Street viaduct is a road bridge constructed in 1915 connecting 22nd Street South to 22nd Street North over the Railroad Reservation, Morris Avenue to the north and Powell Avenue to the south.
The northeast edge of the viaduct is built directly adjacent to a building on the south side of Morris Avenue. The portion of the building's wall projecting above the span was used as the site for "Geo-Chromatic Progress", one of Michael Mojher's paintings completed under the auspices of the Birmingham Urban Mural Project in 1978.
The span gained a degree of local press in the summer of 2000 when the city used duct tape to temporarily fix crumbling balusters while waiting for appropriations from ALDOT for more permanent repairs.
References
- MacDonald, Ginny (July 7, 2000) "Duct tape bridges the gap." Birmingham News.