Whatever happened to the bridge project in LR?

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The ramp up to the lifted section of the bridge can easily been seen.

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The wetland park and the Clinton Park Bridge updates.

[Architect]

The wetland park and the Clinton Park Bridge updates.

Maybe it's just me, but when coming across the bridge, the new Bill Clark Wetlands Park's aesthetic looks extremely out of place in context with the contemporary work of the Clinton Center, Heifer, and the urban environment in general. It would have been nice to see this developed in a language that wasn't so derivative.

[skirby]

Maybe it's just me, but when coming across the bridge, the new Bill Clark Wetlands Park's aesthetic looks extremely out of place in context with the contemporary work of the Clinton Center, Heifer, and the urban environment in general. It would have been nice to see this developed in a language that wasn't so derivative.

I agree. Out of place like the look of the nature center in the River Market. I don't under the little house on stilts in the wetlands park.

[LRU1967]

I agree. Out of place like the look of the nature center in the River Market. I don't under the little house on stilts in the wetlands park.

The "little house on stilts" is a bat house. Go over to the nature center and they'll tell you all about it. I'll agree that the nature center is cheesy looking, but the wetland's park is just fine in my opinion.

[jnholmes]

Imagine what it would be like if the cantilevered shopping/eating spaces would have happened on the bridge. It would have become our own "River Walk." I wish so badly that some of the successful businessmen and philanthropists would have gotten behind the idea. Oh well...

[Architect]

Imagine what it would be like if the cantilevered shopping/eating spaces would have happened on the bridge. It would have become our own "River Walk." I wish so badly that some of the successful businessmen and philanthropists would have got behind the idea. Oh well...

I'm not quite following you here. Where are you talking about? What opportunity?

[SangreRaVen]

its nice to see the work on the bridge and the wetland's park coming along anything that can make the downtown Little Rock and River Market area nicer and more interesting is great.

-RaVen

[jnholmes]

I'm not quite following you here. Where are you talking about? What opportunity?

At one time there were plans being drawn for a cantilevered shopping/dinning "mall" off of the bridge across from the Clinton library. I saw a rendering of it. The opportunity would have been to make a unique public area different than any other city.

[ryanaw]

I vaguely remember those plans. Now that I think about it, it was while back. I believe they were trying to find something to make Little Rock stand out. I remember the restaurant/hotel/retail options, but also the option of some type of observation tower in

the downtown area. Do they have the plans you're speaking of online?

[jnholmes]

I vaguely remember those plans. Now that I think about it, it was while back. I believe they were trying to find something to make Little Rock stand out. I remember the restaurant/hotel/retail options, but also the option of some type of observation tower in

the downtown area. Do they have the plans you're speaking of online?

I actually searched extensively online but alas my attempts proved futile. :-(

If my memory serves me correctly, it was UALR's business department who provided the renderings.

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The Clinton Park Bridge from the Library side. Last week it was reported that the bridge work had reached the 50% mark and it should be open in August.

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The Clinton Park Bridge on a rainy late June day.

Notice that the ramp is almost completed and the forms are set for the curved entrance walk.

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The Clinton Presidential Park Bridge is to open on October 2nd.

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Work continues on the Bill Clark Wetlands Park, which along with the Clinton Presidential Park Bridge is to open October 2nd.

From inside the park.

[thewizard16]

Former President Clinton was in Little Rock to dedicate the new Clinton bridge and the Clark Wetlands Park today. The bridge is officially opening on Sunday.

http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2011/sep/30/clinton-dedicates-renovated-bridge-outside-preside/?latest

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The Clinton Park Bridge is now open and the views of the LR side are very nice but the RV Park at the foot of the NLR side doesn't provide much to look at.

The bridge.

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Pictures of the wetland park.

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Views from the bridge.

There are two complaints I have about the bridge. There are no benches on the bridge, unlike the Junction Bridge and the other is the RV Park at the base of the NLR side.

[Architect]

Views from the bridge.

There are two complaints I have about the bridge. There are no benches on the bridge, unlike the Junction Bridge and the other is the RV Park at the base of the NLR side.

Wow...fantastic photographs. I'm going to give credit to the photographer more so than the equipment, but what did you use to shoot that?

BTW, I concur...why no benches? The bridge project overall was clearly budget challenged.

[skirby]

Wow...fantastic photographs. I'm going to give credit to the photographer more so than the equipment, but what did you use to shoot that?

BTW, I concur...why no benches? The bridge project overall was clearly budget challenged.

The pictures of the bridge were taken with a Sony Cybershot H55. As I said before I like a camera that fits in my pocket, It takes better pictures if you have your back to the sun but it doesn't do a good job in low light.