Back on this blog post, I featured an article from October 1966 that described the mind-numbing traffic jams that had become routine at that intersection, often resulting in a delay of 15 to 30 minutes.
Of course, the same bridge – known as the 49th Street bridge – was removed in the fall of 2015 in an effort to improve traffic flow.
Two and a half years later, I remain unconvinced that it was a good idea. It seems more frustrating than ever to go to Midway Mall (or Elyria, for that matter) via Route 57 with traffic lights seemingly every few hundred feet. The result? I tend to avoid that whole interchange – the exact opposite of what was supposed to happen when the improvements were completed.
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| A wavy Google Maps view of roughly the same area today |