{"id":74166,"date":"2019-02-04T14:00:43","date_gmt":"2019-02-04T19:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=74166"},"modified":"2021-03-26T06:11:05","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T10:11:05","slug":"mamajo-tbm-cutterhead-lowered-this-morning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2019\/02\/04\/mamajo-tbm-cutterhead-lowered-this-morning\/","title":{"rendered":"MamaJo TBM Cutterhead lowered this morning"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_74167\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-74167\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/215263-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"The MamaJo TBM Cutterhead\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"size-large wp-image-74167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/215263-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/215263-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/215263-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/215263-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/215263-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/215263-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/215263-1980x1320.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-74167\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The MamaJo TBM Cutterhead was lowered into the deep rock sewer tunnel today, February 4, 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>News release from the City of Fort Wayne announcing the lowering of the first section of the MamaJo into the ground.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>MamaJo Enters the Deep End<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Sets Sight on Journey to Protect Rivers<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>(February 4, 2019) &#8211; Construction crews at the working shaft of Fort Wayne&#8217;s deep rock sewer tunnel lowered the first piece of MamaJo, the Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM), into the ground today. The cutterhead was hoisted down the 220-foot working shaft. At 200 tons and 16 feet long, the cutterhead is one of the many pieces that will make up the TBM.<\/p>\n<p>Standing at a diameter of more than 19 feet and stretching more than 400 feet in length, Mamajo will begin her journey on one of the most significant public infrastructure projects in the history of Fort Wayne. She will grind through bedrock to build a five-mile-long sewer tunnel, more than 200 feet under the earth&#8217;s surface, with an interior diameter of 16feet.<\/p>\n<p>The deep-rock sewer tunnel is a significant portion of the effort to clean-up Fort Wayne&#8217;s rivers and protects neighborhoods from basement back-ups and street flooding. The project also supports the community&#8217;s renewed interest in riverfront usage and development. When completed, the tunnel will reduce, by more than 90 percent, the amount of combined sewer overflow going into our rivers. That&#8217;s a reduction of more than 850 billion gallons on average each year.<\/p>\n<p>Crews will continue lowering pieces and connecting them underground over the next two months. Full assembly of the TBM should finish by early spring of this year.<\/p>\n<p>Completion of the tunnel boring is expected by 2021, and the intricate connection to the many neighborhood sewers in 2023.  The tunnel will be operational in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The name MamaJo takes the first two letters from Fort Wayne&#8217;s three rivers, the Ma from Marys, Ma from Maumee and Jo from Joseph. MamaJo seems only fitting for a project that&#8217;s had an engineer&#8217;s working title of the Three Rivers Protection and Overflow Reduction Tunnel (3RPORT). And so MamaJo has become the protector of our rivers.<\/p>\n<p>Residents can learn more and get tunnel updates at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityoffortwayne.org\/tunnel-project-updates.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.cityoffortwayne.org\/tunnel-project-updates.html<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/category\/government\/city-of-fort-wayne\/city-of-fort-wayne-projects\/3rport-three-rivers-protection-and-overflow-reduction-tunnel\/\">Click here to read more posts on the 3RPORT Three Rivers Protection and Overflow Reduction Tunnel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_02_12_header.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The St. Mary&#039;s River and Headwaters Park during February flooding.  Science Central is visible as well as the old freight station at Clinton and Fourth Streets.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='666ad174a1f51aa640e993ab785d0a69' data-image-id=\"1679\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_02_12_header.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_02_12_header.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/12 - St. Mary&#039;s River\" data-description=\"The St. Mary&#039;s River and Headwaters Park during February flooding.  Science Central is visible as well as the old freight station at Clinton and Fourth Streets.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/02\/12 - St. Mary&#039;s River\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/02\/12 - St. Mary&#039;s River\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1679\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_02_12_header.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_03_09_header.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Headwaters Park during the March, 2009, flooding.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='666ad174a1f51aa640e993ab785d0a69' data-image-id=\"1681\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_03_09_header.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_03_09_header.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/03\/09 - Headwaters Park\" data-description=\"Headwaters Park during the March, 2009, flooding.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/03\/09 - Headwaters Park\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/03\/09 - Headwaters Park\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1681\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_03_09_header.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/92357.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"City of Fort Wayne Utilities Director Kumar Menon during the Light Lease press conference on June 1, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='666ad174a1f51aa640e993ab785d0a69' data-image-id=\"2012\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/92357.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_92357.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/06\/02: Kumar Menon\" data-description=\"City of Fort Wayne Utilities Director Kumar Menon during the Light Lease press conference on June 1, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/06\/02: Kumar Menon\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/06\/02: Kumar Menon\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2012\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_92357.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/98213.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Ozzie Mitson (Business &amp;amp; Legislative Liaison), Mayor Tom Henry and Kumar Menon (City Utilities Director) during the July 1, 2009 press conference.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='666ad174a1f51aa640e993ab785d0a69' data-image-id=\"2741\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/98213.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_98213.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/07\/01: Ozzie Mitson, Mayor Tom Henry, Kumar Menon\" data-description=\"Ozzie Mitson (Business &amp;amp; Legislative Liaison), Mayor Tom Henry and Kumar Menon (City Utilities Director) during the July 1, 2009 press conference.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/07\/01: Ozzie Mitson, Mayor Tom Henry, Kumar Menon\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/07\/01: Ozzie Mitson, Mayor Tom Henry, Kumar Menon\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2741\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_98213.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2006-trf\/13685.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Pontoon on the St. Marys River during the 2006 Three Rivers Festival.  Photo taken July 8, 2006.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='666ad174a1f51aa640e993ab785d0a69' data-image-id=\"2853\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2006-trf\/13685.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2006-trf\/thumbs\/thumbs_13685.jpg\" data-title=\"2006: Pontoon on the St. Marys River\" data-description=\"Pontoon on the St. Marys River during the 2006 Three Rivers Festival.  Photo taken July 8, 2006.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2006: Pontoon on the St. Marys River\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2006: Pontoon on the St. Marys River\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2853\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2006-trf\/thumbs\/thumbs_13685.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_07_29_header.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The River overlook at Spy Run Creek and the St. Mary&#039;s River.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='666ad174a1f51aa640e993ab785d0a69' data-image-id=\"3783\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_07_29_header.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_07_29_header.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/07\/29 - River overlook\" data-description=\"The River overlook at Spy Run Creek and the St. Mary&#039;s River.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/07\/29 - River overlook\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/07\/29 - River overlook\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"3783\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_07_29_header.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/hwsb\/122977.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Harrison Street Bridge over the St. Mary&#039;s River as seen from the historic Wells Street Bridge. Photo taken December 27, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='666ad174a1f51aa640e993ab785d0a69' data-image-id=\"4910\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/hwsb\/122977.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/hwsb\/thumbs\/thumbs_122977.jpg\" data-title=\"Harrison Street Bridge\" data-description=\"The Harrison Street Bridge over the St. Mary&#039;s River as seen from the historic Wells Street Bridge. Photo taken December 27, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Harrison Street Bridge\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Harrison Street Bridge\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"4910\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/hwsb\/thumbs\/thumbs_122977.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/stmarys_at_thieme_detour.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"St Marys at Thieme Drive detour. Image courtesy of the City of Fort Wayne.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='666ad174a1f51aa640e993ab785d0a69' data-image-id=\"5433\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/stmarys_at_thieme_detour.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_stmarys_at_thieme_detour.jpg\" data-title=\"St Marys at Thieme Drive detour\" data-description=\"St Marys at Thieme Drive detour. Image courtesy of the City of Fort Wayne.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"St Marys at Thieme Drive detour\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"St Marys at Thieme Drive detour\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5433\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_stmarys_at_thieme_detour.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/124603.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The St. Joseph Dam on the St. Joseph River in the Johnny Appleseed Park during flooding on March 14, 2010.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='666ad174a1f51aa640e993ab785d0a69' data-image-id=\"5792\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/124603.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/thumbs\/thumbs_124603.jpg\" data-title=\"St. Joseph River Dam\" data-description=\"The St. Joseph Dam on the St. Joseph River in the Johnny Appleseed Park during flooding on March 14, 2010.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"St. Joseph River Dam\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"St. Joseph River Dam\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5792\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/thumbs\/thumbs_124603.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/154875.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge in downtown Fort Wayne. Photo captured June 6, 2012.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='666ad174a1f51aa640e993ab785d0a69' data-image-id=\"6332\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/154875.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/thumbs\/thumbs_154875.jpg\" data-title=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge\" data-description=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge in downtown Fort Wayne. Photo captured June 6, 2012.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"6332\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/thumbs\/thumbs_154875.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/154877.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge in downtown Fort Wayne. Photo captured June 6, 2012.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='666ad174a1f51aa640e993ab785d0a69' data-image-id=\"6333\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/154877.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/thumbs\/thumbs_154877.jpg\" data-title=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge\" data-description=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge in downtown Fort Wayne. Photo captured June 6, 2012.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"6333\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/thumbs\/thumbs_154877.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/154888.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge in downtown Fort Wayne. Photo captured June 6, 2012.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='666ad174a1f51aa640e993ab785d0a69' data-image-id=\"6334\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/154888.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/thumbs\/thumbs_154888.jpg\" data-title=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge\" data-description=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge in downtown Fort Wayne. Photo captured June 6, 2012.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"6334\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/thumbs\/thumbs_154888.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/154898.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge in downtown Fort Wayne. Photo captured June 6, 2012.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='666ad174a1f51aa640e993ab785d0a69' data-image-id=\"6335\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/154898.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/thumbs\/thumbs_154898.jpg\" data-title=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge\" data-description=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge in downtown Fort Wayne. Photo captured June 6, 2012.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"6335\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/thumbs\/thumbs_154898.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/154919.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge in downtown Fort Wayne. Photo captured June 6, 2012.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='666ad174a1f51aa640e993ab785d0a69' data-image-id=\"6336\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/154919.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/thumbs\/thumbs_154919.jpg\" data-title=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge\" data-description=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge in downtown Fort Wayne. Photo captured June 6, 2012.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"6336\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/thumbs\/thumbs_154919.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/154939.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge in downtown Fort Wayne. Photo captured June 6, 2012.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='666ad174a1f51aa640e993ab785d0a69' data-image-id=\"6337\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/154939.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/thumbs\/thumbs_154939.jpg\" data-title=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge\" data-description=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge in downtown Fort Wayne. 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