"What Can I Do?" Collect signatures on our petition. Click here and print out the attached petition -- collect signatures from everyone who shares our view that the bridge is important and should be saved. When a page is full, make a copy that you should save and send the original to:

Richard Margolis The Bridge Project 250 North Goodman Street Rochester, New York 14607	Christopher Burns, Co-Founder Rochester Young Professionals P.O. Box 92207 Rochester, New York 14692 (585) 234-3524

• Democrat and Chronicle article by Rick Armon, 3/11/03, "Demolition of Hojack span still uncertain"
• Speaking Out Essay by Christopher Burns, 3/5/03, "Preserve the Hojack span as bridge to exciting future for city", Democrat and Chonicle Page 11A
• Democrat and Chronicle article by Rick Armon, 2/17/03, "Hojack span nears demise"
• US Army Corps of Engineers Report about Hojack Bridge
• SIA Resolution Supports Preservation July 12, 2001
• Coast Guard Letter to CSX March 29, 2002
• NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (SHPO) Response to the Coast Guard Letter, April 4, 2002
• Hojack Swing Bridge Democrat and Chronicle Article, April 23, 2002
• National Park Service - HAER - Letter to Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) April 24, 2002
• Letter to Councilman Stevenson April 29, 2002
• The Greater Rochester Harbor Association April 29, 2002

The Hojack Swing Bridge will be a welcoming landmark as visitors enter Rochester from the North. Imagine it with lights and banners, the sound of music, and people on the observation deck on top sipping something cold, waving as the Ferry from Toronto, or the boats from other ports, pass by.

"Imagine our bridge lit up at night"

The "Flats" area in Cleveland, once home to abandoned steel mills, is now revitalized. Restaurants, new professional offices, and night life make it an exciting place that attracts people year around. The old bridges - lots of them - including a swing bridge like ours, are lit up at night, transforming them into magical sculptures. Imagine our Hojack Swing Bridge with lights that glitter off the water. It would be the centerpiece for the new Port of Rochester, welcoming visitors arriving here by boat and luring visitors to the restaurants and attractions along the Genesee River.

There are lots of possibilities for our Hojack Swing Bridge, and this is just one of them. It would be irresponsible to demolish it before we explored those possibilities, and then regret our decision. Do you remember the Bragdon Train Station that stood empty and was demolished about 25 years ago. Now we are talking about building a new one. Let's not repeat that mistake.