A Bridge in the Sky With Diamonds
Just as little Julian Lennon inspired a famous song with his school drawing, so did the Alaskan town of Ketchikan inspire the phrase "Bridge to Nowhere" in its now infamous bid to be able to drive the whole way to its airport. The $398 million dollar project would have connected Ketchikan with Ketchikan International Airport on Gravina Island. Mocked as a poster child of port barrel politics, the bridge has now been officially snuffed out.
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Saturday, September 22, 2007
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The citizens of Alaska have the financial power to pay for any bridge they want. It just would cost them the check the get each year for the state for a while. That’s called putting your money where your mouth is. Cash or bridge? You know the answer.
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