▁sculpt ed ▁by ▁Philadelphia ▁artist ▁Regin ald ▁E . ▁Be auch amp . ▁Both ▁were ▁later ▁st olen , ▁the ▁first ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁some ▁time ▁later . ▁A ▁$ 5 0 0 ▁reward ▁offered ▁by ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Daily ▁News ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁was ▁un success ful ▁in ▁se cur ing ▁their ▁return . ▁ ▁Re h abil itation ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁P enn D OT ▁began ▁a ▁three - year , ▁$ 4 2 . 8 ▁million ▁re h abil itation ▁project ▁to ▁repair ▁and ▁maintain ▁the ▁bridge , ▁en abling ▁it ▁to ▁continue ▁to ▁safely ▁carry ▁veh icular ▁and ▁ped est rian ▁traffic ▁for ▁dec ades ▁to ▁come . ▁C rew s ▁painted ▁the ▁bridge ’ s ▁steel ▁tr uss ▁and ▁struct ural ▁steel ▁under ne ath ▁the ▁sp ans ▁to ▁protect ▁them ▁from ▁the ▁elements . ▁They ▁also ▁re h abil itated ▁and ▁res ur fac ed ▁the ▁center ▁tr uss ▁sp ans ; ▁res ur fac ed ▁concrete ▁approach ▁sp ans ; ▁repair ▁struct ural ▁steel ; ▁replaced ▁or ▁improved ▁expansion ▁joint s ; ▁rep a ired ▁concrete ▁pi ers ; ▁rep a ired ▁and ▁replaced ▁guide ▁rail ; ▁and ▁replaced ▁dam aged ▁ped est rian ▁rail ings . ▁During ▁construction , ▁the ▁bridge ' s ▁four ▁lan es ▁were ▁reduced ▁to ▁two ; ▁one ▁in ▁each ▁direction . ▁From ▁May ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁until ▁the ▁completion ▁of