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Name that bridge
Folsom seeks public input in naming new bridge over American River
By Cathy Locke - clocke@sacbee.com
Last Updated 10:03 am PST Thursday, February 28, 2008
The bridge being built over the American River below Folsom Dam soon may have a name, putting it on equal footing with Folsom's Rainbow Bridge and Lake Natoma Crossing.
Rich Lorenz, city public works director, unveiled plans Tuesday night to involve the community in the process. In a presentation to the City Council, he recommended a contest allowing the public to propose names.
"The (bridge) project now is well over half-completed," Lorenz said, explaining that a name must be chosen soon so the city can order signs.
Public submissions will be accepted in April and presented to the council for selection in May, he said.
The person or people who suggest the winning name will be recognized, Lorenz said.
He said the city will set up a Web site for entries, which also may be mailed to Name the Bridge Contest, Folsom City Hall, 50 Natoma St., Folsom, CA 95630.
More than 100 suggestions were received in 1999, when the city solicited names for the span across Lake Natoma. The result, Lake Natoma Crossing, was a hybrid of "Lake Natoma Bridge" and "Natoma Crossing."
The new bridge and roadway, replacing Folsom Dam Road, is scheduled to open early next year. It will link East Natoma Street with Folsom-Auburn Road.
The city is paying a big chunk of the construction of the $120 million road and river crossing.
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