Over Furman Street between Brooklyn Bridge Park and Squibb Park, Brooklyn
A Project of Brooklyn Bridge Park and the Department of Parks & Recreation
HNTB

Navigating the sharp elevational drop from Squibb Park on Columbia Heights to the waterfront, the Squibb Pedestrian Bridge provides a vital access point to Brooklyn Bridge Park. The design vocabulary is equal parts bucolic and industrial, featuring domestic hardwood timber decking, galvanized steel connections, and brushed aluminum handrails with inset linear lighting and X-tend® mesh infill. The underslung suspension design is supported entirely from below the deck, thereby maintaining unobstructed views for visitors as they stroll through the treetops from park to park.

Design Team

HNTB
Theodore P. Zoli PE, Vice President; Ryan Woodward PE, Bridge Engineer

Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates
Michael Van Valkenburgh, President & CEO; Matthew Urbanski, Principal; Paul Seck, Associate Principal; Steven Noone, Senior Associate; Martin Wiggins, Senior Designer

Gardiner & Theobald
Andrew Demming, Senior Director; Chris Burke, Director; Kevin Gulvin, Director

Brooklyn Bridge Park
Regina Myer, President; Jennifer Klein, Vice President, Capital Planning and Construction; Leigh Trucks, Project Manager

Department of Parks & Recreation
Adrian Benepe, Commissioner; Kevin Jeffrey, Brooklyn Borough Commissioner; Thérèse Braddick, Deputy Commissioner; Jonna Carmona-Graf, Chief of Capital Program Management; Nancy Prince RLA, Deputy Chief of Design; Kevin Quinn RA, Director of Architecture; David Martin, Brooklyn Team Leader; Dennis Flynn, Landscape Architect; Ilan Kutok, Director of Brooklyn Landscape Design; Amie Uhrynowski, Design Commission Liaison