CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – (CLARKSVILLENOW) – A helicopter was brought in to place a new, ADA-compliant bridge over the division of the wetlands and lake sections at Dunbar Cave State Park Oct. 3.
“This has been in the making for several months. We had the bridge delivered in May,” the park’s manager, David Britton, said.
The lake was drained approximately six weeks ago to accommodate the project.
“Today was the day we got to see the fruition of it all, and bring the bridge and its three different pieces up into the air with the chopper, and then set it down,” he said. “They have a little bit of maneuvering and anchoring to do, but for the most part, it’s just about done.”
Britton said placement of the bridge is one step toward the goal of having an ADA-accessible loop trail around the wetlands section of the lake, offering people with disabilities the means to enjoy the park to the same extent as others.
“There are several steps down the road, so this isn’t something that will happen overnight by any means, but it’s something that we want to work toward, and this puts us firmly in that direction now by actually having that connection point over the water,” he said.
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