Colorado Street Bridge

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A meetup listing describes the Colorado Street Bridge, its history, and its appearance in Charlie Chaplin’s The Kid; meeting details are given for a nearby parking lot.

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We'll be meeting in the parking lot of La Casita Del Arroyo Club House. The parking lot will be gated closed, so please find surrounding parking. I suggest parking near the intersection of South Arroyo Boulevard & Westbridge Place, on Westbridge Place. See Map below: "Suicide Bridge" During the early part of the 20th century, the Colorado Street Bridge became known locally as "Suicide Bridge" after dozens of people leaped to their deaths. The number of deaths spiked during the Great Depression, but the deaths did not stop there. The balustrade was replaced by an 8-foot-high (2.4 m) barrier in an effort to deter suicides, but the bridge retained its nickname. To this day, some still use the bridge as a means to end their lives. In 2016, temporary anti-suicide barriers, in the form of 10-foot-high chain link fencing, were installed on the sidewalk inside the balustrade, blocking the seating alcoves. These alcoves are believed to be the primary route taken by suicide victims. In 2017, there were nine deaths by suicide. In 2018, there were four deaths by suicide from the bridge by September. In Culture One of the earliest films in which the bridge appears is in Charlie Chaplin's *The Kid)* (filmed 1919–1920), when a mother is shown at the east end of the bridge pining for her son at about the 12-minute mark.