Purple People Bridge
[4] In 1928, the Kentucky Highway Department made plans to purchase the vehicular and streetcar sections of the Bridge.This transaction was met with resistance from the L&N Railroad since the tolls started to become profitable with an increase in automobile traffic, however, when the city threatened to build a competing bridge nearby, a deal was reluctantly struck, and on November 15, 1935, these parts of the bridge were sold.At this point, work began on demolishing the rail approaches and removing the train deck, whitch was competed in 1987.In addition, after the bridges rail tracks were removed, the CSX ceased maintenance of them resulting in a notable rust, this was well the feast of the crossing was still maintained.At this point, the city of Newport, Kentucky, and Southbank Partners, a regional economic development organization, used $4 million in state funds to restore the bridge and convert the deck into a pedestrian one.Computer-generated images of the bridge were shown to participants in more than a dozen focus groups, all of whom picked the color purple as a top choice.Citing lack of funds and low attendance, the Purple People Bridge Climb was discontinued on May 23, 2007.
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