The new bridge over the American River in Folsom is searching for a name.
About time to name the dam bridge
Contest ideas due April 22
By Jim Ratajczak
Folsom residents have less than two weeks to name the city’s newest bridge, which is set to open sometime next year.
Entries for the new bridge’s name will be accepted until 5 p.m. April 22.
“What we’re doing right now is accepting a wide open range of ideas,” said city spokesperson Sue Ryan.
The winning name will be chosen by the city council, but Ryan was mum on what kind of name would sway the decision makers.
“There are no established criteria at this point,” she said.
Ryan did say the city has received 309 entries as of Friday, and some of the more popular choices include Folsom Dam Bridge, Folsom Lake Bridge and Johnny Cash Bridge.
Entries like Bridge Over Troubled Waters and Double-Dam Bridge prove that there are plenty of unique ideas, too.
“This contest is a lot of fun,” she said. “I think people are really enjoying it.”
In addition to bicycle and pedestrian byways, the new bridge will provide drivers with four additional lanes.
Those four new lanes will undoubtedly help East Natoma’s traffic problem. The city’s website states the bridge is capable of holding 40,000 commuters on a daily basis, more than double the amount of vehicles that were using the Folsom Dam Road prior to its 2003 closure.
