How long will the Quince Street bridge be closed?
A western portion of the 106-year old wooden pedestrian bridge that crosses Maple Canyon connecting Bankers Hill to Balboa Park was crushed by a large eucalyptus tree nearly two weeks ago. The popular footbridge was designated a historic site in 1987.
Please email Councilman Kevin Faulconer to ask for a quick repair to this neighborhood favorite and continue to contact the city until this neighborhood treasure is repaired.
Elinor Meadows (1914-2002) was a Bankers Hill community activist and art teacher who led a campaign to save the Quince Street pedestrian bridge from demolition in 1987. While closed she place a hand-lettered sign and large tears on the bridge. It read:
“I am an old bridge. I was the pioneer structure across a lovely canyon. I have carried my share of walkers. I have provided a place to view the bay, a quiet place to pause, to stop and think. I have seen many changes. The bay is busy, the air is heavy, the streets are crowded. My people need me more than ever. But where are they? No one crosses me now. It’s enough to make an old bridge weep.”
