February 25

Memorials sprout up along Aurora Bridge’s new suicide-prevention fence

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The newly completed Aurora Bridge suicide-prevention fence attracted memorials over the last week. Two memorials can be spotted on the western side of the Queen Anne half of the bridge.

One memorial contains a large note to two victims, big enough to be seen from passing cars on the road:

The $4.6 million suicide-prevention fence was completed Feb. 15. It is the latest and most ambitious attempt to respond to the problem of suicide jumpers from the bridge with the country’s second highest suicide rate.


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Aurora Bridge, memorials, suicide prevention fence, suicides


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