Officials gathered Tuesday afternoon to recall how Jeanne Giampola got it done.
Jeanne Giampola Memorial Bridge Crossing dedication ceremony in Paulsboro, Dec. 28, 2021As she stood on the bridge over the railroad tracks that cut through the middle of Paulsboro on Tuesday afternoon, Irma Stevenson recalled the day 40 years ago — before the bridge existed — when her friend Jeanne Giampola decided to take a stand.
“It was frustrating when you knew somebody was having a heart attack,” Stevenson recalled, and Giampola understood. “We had talked many times and she knew what problems we had … we couldn’t get to people.”“She said, ‘I need your help. Bring your baby carriage,’” Stevenson recalled. “The next thing you know, we were on the train tracks.”
Beginning in the late 1970s, Giampola lobbied politicians for the bridge and ultimately succeeded. The span was built 20 years ago with state and federal funds.
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