▁the ▁Ar roy o ▁accessing ▁E agle ▁Rock , ▁Gl end ale , ▁and ▁the ▁San ▁Fernando ▁Valley . ▁During ▁the ▁Stock ▁Market ▁Cr ash ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁and ▁the ▁subsequent ▁Great ▁De pression ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁the ▁bridge ▁was ▁a ▁jump ing ▁off ▁point ▁for ▁many ▁comm itting ▁suic ide , ▁where by ▁it ▁received ▁the ▁ign o ble ▁name ▁of ▁" Su ic ide ▁bridge ." ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁the ▁bridge ▁fell ▁into ▁dis rep air ▁as ▁ch unks ▁of ▁concrete ▁dropped ▁from ▁its ▁face ▁to ▁the ▁arm ory ▁par king ▁lot ▁in ▁the ▁Ar roy o ▁below . ▁After ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco – O ak land ▁Bay ▁Bridge ▁failure ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁L oma ▁Pri eta ▁earth qu ake , ▁the ▁Colorado ▁Street ▁Bridge ▁was ▁closed ▁as ▁a ▁pre ca ution ary ▁measure . ▁Event ually ▁assistance ▁from ▁the ▁Federal ▁Bridge ▁Rep air ▁and ▁Rep lacement ▁Fund ▁and ▁other ▁local ▁government al ▁ag ency ▁dis cret ion ary ▁funds ▁provided ▁fund ing ▁for ▁the ▁complete ▁rest oration ▁and ▁se ism ic ▁retro fit ▁of ▁the ▁bridge . ▁The ▁total ▁project ▁budget ▁amount ed ▁to ▁$ 2 4 ▁million , ▁and ▁the ▁Colorado ▁Street ▁Bridge ▁was ▁re open ed ▁on ▁Dec . ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁on ▁time ▁and ▁on ▁budget . ▁ ▁Ar roy o ▁Sec o ▁Park way ▁ ▁The ▁autom obile ▁had ▁long ▁become