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And some don t even know they exist.
The 30-plus concrete steps are used primarily by pedestrians to get to New Bedford-Fairhaven Bridge on Route 6 for shopping or work at businesses on Fish Island and Popes Island.
The stairs, as best as anyone can tell, have been there for at least 40 years.
“I didn’t know they were there,” said Elizabeth Gomes, responding to the Standard-Times call out on social media about the steps.
Others also chimed in that they never knew about the steps.
“I didn t know they existed,” posted Arminda Ferreira.
Some remember using the steps decades ago.
“I used them when I was a teenager,” Elizabeth Boyd posted. “I would walk down North Front Street heading south. I loved the fact that you were able to gain access to the bridge without having to worry about cars. We had moved to the city and this is the route I would take to get to Fairhaven to visit with friends.