Demolition of the closed Cameron Brown Park footbridge should start by early November under a $53,156 contract. It has been shut since June after insect damage.

The pedestrian bridge near the pond at Cameron Brown Park, closed since June, is about to be torn down and replaced. The City of Germantown said demolition and construction should begin within two weeks.

The city announced the timeline Wednesday in a city news release on the bridge. It gave no date for the new bridge to open.

Why it closed

City engineers inspected the bridge June 12. They found that weather exposure and insect damage had weakened parts of the structure, the city said. Engineering recommended closing it to pedestrians at once.

The city’s June closure notice also cited noticeable shifting and bouncing. Walkers on the park’s lake trail have had to turn back at the bridge since then.

The contract

The Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved the work in September, according to the release. The details:

  • Contractor: Nabholz Construction Services LLC
  • Cost: $53,156, to demolish the old bridge and build a new one
  • How it was picked: through the TIPS cooperative job order contracting program, which uses set construction prices. The city said this sped up purchasing and cuts the risk of change orders.
  • Who pays: the city’s Infrastructure Replacement Program

The money was first set aside for yearly Greenway overlay repairs. The city said it could move it because the Beaver Loop Trail project already covers this year’s repaving. That project adds nearly 3,500 linear feet of new trail surface.

What it means for you

  • The bridge stays closed until the new one is finished. Expect crews near Cameron Brown Pond from early November.
  • Cameron Brown Park is open at 8628 Farmington Blvd., dawn to dusk. Our parks and trails guide lists what else is closed, including the western Greenway section near the Memphis line.
  • Questions: Germantown Parks and Recreation, 901-757-7376.
  • We track every trail and road closure on our road construction and closures page.