The Abandoned Columbus, Ohio Freeway

This abandoned freeway looks out right into Downtown Columbus.



If you have ever driven through Columbus, OH – or even if you drive through the city on a regular, taking I-70 into downtown, chances are you had not noticed the rusted, cracked remains of this former road, looming over the freeway as you passed beneath it. Now, when I say “noticed,” I mean truly noticing the fact that it is an abandoned and unused stretch of freeway, not just another dirty industrial stamp in our gridded civilizational framework. This is actually more or less one of those grimy failures resulting from what we like to call progression of the human race – at least that’s how I like to see it. When we get tired of something, we’re often too distracted to clean up after ourselves.



Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy roads, and other conveniences brought by our progression. Sure, I hate what we are doing to nature in many aspects, but I’ll be completely honest – I could not live without many of the conveniences of modern civilization. This still does not mean that I should just not care about the wastefulness, and carelessness of much of our society. We could be so much more efficient with our creations and resources than we are, and it sucks.



Since it would require the closure of I-70 to demolish it, the bridge has been left untouched for years – some say since right around the time Miranova was constructed. If this is the case, then the bridge has now sat unused for 16 + years. There have recently however been plans for its demolition in the works.





Many would like to see it turned into a pedestrian bridge, considering its direct connection to a local park. Throw a fence up, open it up! Wouldn’t that be a whole lot easier than hiring officers and park rangers to watch it? What do you think should happen with the bridge? What would you like to see most for its future?

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