"As usual you have almost no idea what you're talking about. You just get more and more hateful as time goes by."
Ooooh, that almost hurt.
You think this bridge will last for a century with minimal maintenance? Sorry, friend, but I've worked with structural engineers, so I've got a pretty clear picture of how it was built and the type of maintenance it will require. I own a transit research company, and part of that involves infrastructure. I might be wrong, but I don't believe there are any bridges in the area that are 50 years old, let alone 100.
Consider the old Mile High stadium - the Broncos and the city agreed that the 20-year-old structure was too maintenance intensive to keep, and that's for a facility that is only used about 25 times per year.
If you (and others) want to paint me as a crab, go right ahead, but spending $7 million so people can walk to an arts/dining district was foolish. Think of how it could benefit mass transportation for the entire metro area.