A fact from L Street Bridge appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 18 June 2015 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that the L Street Bridge does not carry or cross over L Street?
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Latest comment: 8 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion
The source supports that this was temporary spans, but not that the motivation was to encourage the public to demand their replacement. All the best: RichFarmbrough, 16:02, 18 July 2015 (UTC).Reply