City planners took Olmsted’s recommendation that the route be prioritized as “eminently desirable,” but with significant changes. Olmsted’s plan would likely have been cheaper due to a shorter tunnel, but the bridge was thought to be too steep and high. In the end, it didn’t matter, because World War I put plans for the bridge on hold even as the tunnel boring moved forward.
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