Footbridge closed at White Center Heights Park

A damaged pedestrian footbridge at King County’s White Center Heights Park will be closed for at least one month while crews inspect the structure and engineers develop a plan for repairs.

The bridge, which was constructed across a small bog in September 2009 as part of a series of improvements to the park, lost several bolts that connect elements of the structure together.

King County Parks crews have closed access to the footbridge and have placed signs alerting pedestrians of the closure.

The bridge was built by Sahale LLC in a project led by the Cascade Land Conservancy, with funding provided by the Washington State Community Trade and Economic Development Grant Program and assistance from the White Center Community Development Association.

White Center Heights Park received the “Ultimate Parks Makeover” in 2007, thanks to generous donations by the Starbucks Coffee Company. More than 1,500 volunteers donated their time and sweat to turn what had been 5 ½ acres of overgrown and underused land into a popular community gathering space that features a picnicking area, pig roasting pit, community garden area, open play field and walking trails.

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