Originally Posted by
mack_turtle
that's what I was thinking. I was hoping to find someone who could cut that bridge, widen the stays, and weld a new bridge in there.
You could just delete the bridge. They don't really serve any purpose other than being something to attach a fender too. What's strange about the picture is how much clearance there is for the chainring, like it's got an MTB chainline, in which case they could have easily given you more tyre clearance.