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Restoration of Historic Fayetteville Bridge Officially Begins

T. Dennis
A motorcyclist rides across the Lafayette Street Overpass Bridge during the annual Bikes, BLues & BBQ motorcycle rally in Fayetteville. In this 2010 file photo, Frisco Trail was just completed beneath the Lafayette Street Bridge.

For decades, Fayetteville residents have walked and driven across the Lafayette Street Overpass Bridge. But, in terms of cosmetics and structural integrity, the bridge has seen better days. City officials recently held a ceremony to commemorate the start of work to restore the bridge, and its sister bridge on Maple Street, to their former 1930s glory.

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Timothy Dennis is KUAF's strategic technical planner and producer for Ozarks at Large.