Squibb Park Bridge

HNTB Corporation, the engineering firm of Theodore Zoli, was contracted to build the bridge by the Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation. The bridge was announced in April 2012 and was constructed from December 2012 to March 2013. Its purpose was to let people travel from Brooklyn Bridge Park's Pier 1 to the Brooklyn Heights Promenade and Squibb Park. Built from black locust timber supported by galvanized steel cables and mounted on concrete pillars, The wooden design was meant to be a "stepping stone" for sustainable vehicular bridges in rural areas. The bridge remained closed for the next two years. More than two years after this closing, park officials determined that the bridge's design was "inherently flawed" and filed suit against the bridge's designers. The park spent $3.4 million on repairs to the bridge, including dampers to reduce the bounciness. The lawsuit was settled for $1.95 million with no admission of wrongdoing. == New bridge ==

A steel replacement was designed by Arup and constructed by Turner. The steel replica was initially expected to be completed by December 2020. It was completed ahead of schedule in April 2020, and opened to the public on May 4, 2020. == Reception ==

Mary Frost of The Brownstoner called the original Squibb Park Bridge a "crowd-pleasing but ultimately dysfunctional structure". == References ==