Six miles east of Lanercost, I reach the tranquil bend of the River Irthing, where a new bridge carries the long-distance footpath to the hamlet of Willowford.

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But there, right at eye level, stand the tops of the 80-storey bridge towers, with skyscrapers reflecting sunlight in the distance.

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Off in the distance was the city and to the right Oakland Bay Bridge, that connects San Francisco to Oakland.

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He could bridge the gap or close some of the distance between social justice Catholics and traditional, doctrinal Catholics.

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Along with The Park, a 5.2-acre feat of urban green space atop a freeway (to be completed next year) the bridge will connect Downtown Dallas to its adjacent neighborhoods creating even further distance from its worn-out stereotype of flashing cash and ten-gallons of makeup.

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