Tag Archive for "Pedestrian Bridge"

Chickasaw Landing State Park Pedestrian Bridge Replacement

Posted on July 26, 2018 by Heather Robertson in Civil Engineering, Our Work, Structural Engineering

As the Prime Designer for this project located in Henderson County, Tennessee at Chickasaw Landing State Park, we worked closely with the State of TN Department of Environment and Conservation and the State of TN Real Estate Asset Management. Demolition of the existing timber bridge required drawing down the lake. The beautiful new bridge is a 650-foot, pedestrian bridge with timber piling. The Owner requested the new bridge resemble the existing. Our design followed ADA accessibility requirements and was constructed under budget....

Rhodes College Pedestrian Bridge

Posted on January 1, 2015 by Heather Robertson in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering

Location: Memphis, Tennessee The historic Rhodes College in midtown Memphis continues to enhance their campus for its growing student body. An opportunity arose to purchase a renovated housing facility on North Parkway. There was no access to the property from the main campus even though the properties shared a common boundary. Lick Creek separated the two properties. Lick Creek is a concrete lined drainage channel within a 45 foot wide public drainage easement. The solution for connectivity to the main campus was the design and construction of a pedestrian bridge over the creek. Burr & Cole was the Prime Designer for this 70’ long span by 10’ wide bridge. Now that the bridge is installed and open, the students can...

Memphis Park Pedestrian Bridge

Posted on January 6, 2008 by Heather Robertson in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering

Memphis Park is a 2.68-acre park, founded in 1908. In 2008, the park underwent a renovation to install new lighting, provide a pedestrian walkway bridge, improve landscape, and provide new benches and trash cans. We provided the design, construction documents, and construction observation for foundations, piers and abutments for the 200 foot long, three span pre-manufactured steel pedestrian bridge between the University of Memphis Law School and Memphis Park (formerly known as Confederate Park). ...