Renderings of ‘Foundry Park Bridge’ to Brown’s Island

The project to install a new pedestrian bridge over the Haxall Canal to Brown’s Island from the intersection of 5th and Tredegar streets is more than a month from completion, but renderings of the bridge have now been made available. The official name of the bridge is the Foundry Park Bridge, according to Sharon R. […]

August 3, 2011; 6:25 AM • by Phil Riggan

The project to install a new pedestrian bridge over the Haxall Canal to Brown’s Island from the intersection of 5th and Tredegar streets is more than a month from completion, but renderings of the bridge have now been made available.

The official name of the bridge is the Foundry Park Bridge, according to Sharon R. North, public information manager for the Department of Public Works. The prefabricated bridge should arrive by the end of August.

It will be the second bridge over the canal to the east end of the island, in addition to the access at the far west end of the island. The bridge will connect to a walking path just west of the “Headman” statue. The Foundry Park Bridge should be compliant with the American’s with Disabilities Act and should cost less than $2 million to construct.

The project is expected to be completed by the end of September, in time for the Richmond Folk Festival, which is scheduled for the weekend of October 14-16. richmondfolkfestival.org

More details on the bridge from DPW:

The bridge will be prefabricated and will have a natural aluminum color to match the approved artwork that is 30 feet tall, will be located at the end of the bridge, and is constructed of aluminum.

The decking material would be Brazilian hardwood.  The bridge would be approximately 155 feet in length and approximately 8’4” inches in width, with a 3’6” inch high railing.

At each end of the bridge will be a landing.  The Tredegar Street side of the bridge would have a brick paved landing that would match the proposed brick sidewalks and crosswalks that would be installed at the intersection of South 5th Street and Tredegar Street.

The Brown’s Island side of the bridge would have a landing that will be either brick or exposed aggregate to match the existing trail material in the park.  Each landing area will be bordered by a three feet six inch (3’6”) high canal stone wall. The landscaping proposed for the Brown’s Island side of the bridge includes six (6) allee elm trees, three (3) flowering cherry trees and eight (8) Nellie Stevens hollies.

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