Event:  Replacement of Footbridge

Date:  Spring 2006

Location:  Near the intersection of Tolland Turnpike & Deming Street, Manchester

Event Description:  The 2-mile path along Oakland Street and the 2.45-mile path to Union Pond have been connected.  Years of cooperation between Hockanum River Linear Park Committee, the Town of Manchester, the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, local businesses, and individuals made the replacement possible.

Pictures:  Courtesy of Jeff Feldman

Removal of the old bridge.

Placement of the new bridge.

Hockanum River Linear Park Committee Chairman Doug Smith makes remarks.

 

Town of Manchester Director of Operations Louise Guarnaccia cuts the ribbon.

 

 

 

 

 

Updated March 2006 by Kristen Ponak
Header and Side Bar Images by G. Leslie Sweetnam