In an effort to ensure the continued safety and quality experience for the visitors of one of Tennessee’s most popular state parks, The State of Tennessee, selected J. Cumby Construction to replace and improve two, forty years old, wooden suspension bridges, along with their associated trails.
The new Fall Creek Falls Nature Center Bridge features tower suspended cables crossing approximately 200 feet over the Cane Creek waterway and allows guests to access the Woodland and Gorge Overlook Trails that lead to the Fall Creek Falls that, at 256 feet tall, are the tallest free falling falls east of the Mississippi. The Piney Falls bridge required anchoring into the existing bridge footprint on the cliff edge and spans approximately 60 feet over the Piney Creek waterway and is part of the Lower Loop and Piney Falls Trail systems.
PROJECT INFORMATION:
Location: Spencer, TN
Date Completed: January 2021
Contract Value of: $1,663,000+
Owner: State of TN, Dept. of General Services Real Estate Asset Management (STREAM) for Dept. of Environment and Conservation.
Engineer: AECOM
