Originally Posted by
LesterOfPuppets
That alignment is a freeway a couple miles north of there so maybe they built the bridge to freeway specs for future proofing but it's definitely a waste to not use some of that space for separated bike lanes for now.
There should be a bike lane.
Where I live, we are forced to walk across the bridges. It sucks. Almost no effort to accommodate cyclists. On that bridge in Az, there is plenty of space for a cycling lane.