Obviously the dirt goes on top of the structural bridge. Didn’t think I needed to explain that. I’m talking about the dirt fill on the park side. Ramping up to the land bridge would block a creek at a lower elevation - so the creek would need to tunnel through the dirt mound.
Full land bridge requires a creek tunnel here:
Ooof
What’s the point of a land bridge if it doesn’t connect land to land at grade. Just make it a beautiful bridge and save some money sheesh
With the current height on the side of the Governor Morehead School, it might actually be cheaper to grade the land than build another structure to achieve that height.
Yeah there’s no point in a land bridge if it’s not continuous, I’m very curious what kind of process spot this out. I also notice that there’s not much room here for the Western BRT. I had kinda written this off but really frustrating to see how tortuously long it’s taking.
maybe… but a land bridge holding compacted earth over a 4-5 lane boulevard sounds like a custom concrete structure (as opposed to a giant corrugated metal pipe with earth rolled over it, like a massive culvert). I know how expensive things can get when they are not regularly designed and installed by an engrained industry. (like mass timber vs. reinforced concrete structures). Pedestrian bridges are way more common than land bridges, thus I would think getting competitive bids and delivering quickly is way more achievable than with a land bridge.
Sorry I can’t even comment on anything else besides the hilarity that folks here just assumed they were building an ENTIRE BRIDGE out of nothing but DIRT 
A creek tunnel is not a big deal? Happens all the time with canals and culverts.
I definitely agree that a half-land, half-bridge crossing seems kind of pointless? Either save money and build a bridge (make it a nice bridge, though!) Or else go for it and build a tunnel for the creek. Just do exactly what they did where Pullen Rd crosses Rocky Branch, barely 1/4 mile west of here.
I actually kind of like the look of that half and half, bridge, but part of the justification for a land bridge is for animals, right? I’m assuming animals would not cross the half and half, style bridge, correct?
Anyone know if it would be feasible to make it where a land bridge goes down to the creek for animals and you have that lattice-like bridge for pedestrians?
Maybe a dumb question but what kind of animals are trying to get from Dix Park to downtown? I live in the vicinity and have not noticed much fauna. Lots of stinkbugs, the occassional raccoon.
Groundhogs, raccoons, possums, foxes, coyotes, rabbits, possibly even deer. I’ve seen raccoons and possums as roadkill on Western.
I live closer to downtown and have seen all of those things in my neighborhood except coyotes and deer, but a friend who lives near Dix has seen coyotes for sure.
Can we start a new thread where we exclusively argue about bridges?
Better yet one for downtown road kill
only dirt bridges! xyz
Poll for this new thread: What do you like best about bridges?
a) jumping off them (if all of your friends are doing it)
b) crossing them when you get to them
c) burning them behind you
d) deciding whether you need one based on the number of people trying to swim across the river
It looks like the next art installation will include a Giant and small troll. 
Did you go to Bardstown Distillery? They make some amazing bourbon.
