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From the MetroSpokane inbox a reader asks the following:
"I have been going over this question with a lot of
people that I know, and no one has an answer for me, so I thought maybe your readers can
help me with the question. When was the Toll taking off of the Maple street toll
bridge?"
Leave your sage wisdom in the comments section below.
I believe it was July of 1990. Traffic on Monroe was a lot busier until then, due to the toll on Maple.
But as evidenced by the photo, the toll on pedestrians continues...
Posted by: Rick | May 14, 2008 at 10:35 AM
July 13th 1990. Google news archives rock.
Posted by: Josh R | May 14, 2008 at 01:49 PM
The Maple Street Bidge toll was removed in May of 1990.
Posted by: Dave | May 14, 2008 at 03:12 PM
The Maple Street Bridge toll was removed in May of 1990.
Posted by: Dave | May 14, 2008 at 03:13 PM
Oops... July 1990
Posted by: Dave | May 14, 2008 at 03:14 PM
The toll is gone but, there is a troll in there somewhere.
Posted by: Dave | May 14, 2008 at 03:16 PM
that fence is horrendous and it hurts me to look at it. Nice photo though.
Posted by: Matt | May 14, 2008 at 03:25 PM
I remember so vividly the Maple Street Toll Bridge from childhood. How exciting it was as a little kid to throw the dime in the big basket and wait for the light to turn green and the bell to ding....
Posted by: k | May 14, 2008 at 08:52 PM
Most people may already know this but the fence is there because, among other things, someone walking along the bridge once dropped a bowling ball through the roof of a house in Peaceful Valley.
Posted by: Jon Snyder | May 15, 2008 at 11:56 AM