This cache is located ON the Bagley Pedestrian Bridge
that spans I-75/I-96 and is NOT on the freeway.
DO NOT STOP ON THE FREEWAY TO TRY TO RETRIEVE IT.
THIS IS ILLEGAL AND VERY MUCH A BAD IDEA.
Artists concept drawing of the Bridge
On May 5, 2010, Cinco de Mayo, the new Bagley pedestrian bridge over I-75 in Detroit was officially opened. Mexicantown had been divided by I-75 for over 40 years and this biking and walking bridge helps close some of that gap.
The 407-foot-long bridge is the first cable-stayed pedestrian bridge in Michigan and varies in width from 10 feet on the western approach to 31 feet on the eastern approach. The bridge is supported by 15 tension cables radiating from a 150 foot concrete tower
The cables being strung during construction
The bridge built at a cost $5 million was part of the $230 million Gateway Project, which provides a direct connection from I-75 and I-96 to the Ambassador Bridge.
The bridge also connects to plazas at both ends and is adorned with 335 LED lights and surrounded by 900 trees, plants and shrubs.
The Bagley Pedestrian Bridge is the only bridge of it’s kind in the entire state of Michigan and was designed by the local architecture firm, inFORM studio.