The bridge is closed for repair until further notice. View updates.
Save the date: Art Sale, 8/17-18/24; Reception 8/16/24
Bridge of Flowers Repairs
2024-2025
Repair updates
09/11/2024: Good news! We have learned from the engineering firm overseeing the Bridge reconstruction project that progress is going as expected. Sandblasting the surfaces of the bridge, excavation will likely begin soon.
06/21/2024: Read about the bridge officially closing for repair.
05/05/2024: Read details of the bridge's temporary reopening.
03/14/24: Read a joint statement from the Shelburne Falls Water District and the Bridge of Flowers Committee.
12/12/2023: Read this fun article about part of the initial bridge-repair assessment, "The Difference Between Gardeners and Bridge Engineers," by Brian Brenner, a Professor of the Practice at Tufts University and a Principal Engineer at Tighe & Bond, published through the American Society of Civil Engineers.
09/15/23: Please view this presentation about Tighe & Bond's assessment of the Bridge of Flower's structure and their proposed repairs. (PDF)
WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE...?
As of June 21, 2024, the gates to the Bridge of Flowers are closed and will not re-open to the public until the extensive repairs to its structure have been completed, sometime in 2025. The perennials have already been dug up to be cared for in local gardens, including those of our head gardener and assistant gardener, and will return to the bridge when it re-opens. Roots of smaller trees and bushes have been pruned and readied to be moved to the farm site of the assistant gardener. The larger trees that cannot be returned to the bridge will be donated, some to the new pocket park on Deerfield Avenue. Unfortunately, the beloved wisteria cannot be transplanted, but its fabled curled branches will be preserved for some repurposed artistic use. As the restoration continues, updates and photos of the reconstruction will be posted periodically here.
Meanwhile, the Bridge of Flowers Committee is working with local community organizers led by Cate Chadwick on an initiative to create a “Village of Flowers” to draw tourists here while the Bridge is closed. For information about how to get involved in this and other ideas under discussion, contact VillageOfFlowersShelburneFalls@gmail.com.
Slideshow of Repair Work
Latest update: 09/03/2024
Images will continue to be added as repair continues. View news updates below.
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