Fingerly Bridge

The Fingerly Bridge is a cable-stayed suspension bridge the carries Interstate 325 across the Todoroki River. Its northbound span leads into Fingopolis, while its southbound span leads into Uraraka Beach. The bridge was built in 1995 and opened in 2001. Its towers are shaped like upside-down U's, which is a unique design. "This was made to represent a gateway and to reduce wind load by allowing the wind to pass through," according to the bridge's architects. In 2020, The bridge had to be closed to all traffic for 2 months for emergency repairs after a poorly-anchored ship broke loose and slammed against supporting columns of the north tower of the bridge. Structural experts surveyed the damage and confirmed that "The tower was damaged heavily, and if emergency repairs aren't preformed, a catastrophic failure will occur, and the entire north half of the bridge will collapse. After the north half falls, the cables will pull down the south tower, causing the southern half to collapse as well." The bridge reopened on Tuesday, December 1 after repairs wrapped up. A post-construction study was preformed a few hours before it reopened, and it was deemed "Structurally sound once again," By architectural experts.