The Dr. Beurt SerVaas Suspension Bridge is a wire suspension bridge spanning Fall Creek in Indianapolis, Indiana.
The Dr. Beurt SerVaas Suspension Bridge is a wire suspension bridge spanning Fall Creek in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Constructed at a cost of $500,000, the bridge was completed in May 1999 but did not open until mid-August, as the Indianapolis Greenways project connecting it to White River State Park via the new Fall Creek Trail was still unfinished. 1 In May, the Indianapolis Parks Department approved contracts to extend the trail south of the bridge along Fall Creek’s south bank.
The bridge stands 100 feet tall atop the Fall Creek flood levee, measures 10 feet wide, and spans 364 feet in length. 1 Designed by Butler, Fairman & Seufert and built by the Continental Bridge Company, it is made of Corten weathering steel and was funded by a grant from the Lilly Endowment.
The structure was named the Dr. Beurt SerVaas Suspension Bridge in honor of Dr. Beurt SerVaas, a 30-year member of the City-County Council, who played a key role in developing the greenways system alongside former councilmembers Beulah Coughenour and Ray R. Irvin. 2
Details
- State: Indiana
- Route: White River Trail, Fall Creek Trail
- Status: Active (Pedestrian)
- Type: Wire Suspension
- Total Length: 364'
- Main Span Length: 0
- Spans: 0
- Deck Width: 0
- Roadway Width: 0
- Height of Structure: 100'
- Above Vertical Clearance: 0
- Navigational Clearance: 0
Sources
- Nancrede, Sally Falk. “Span is seen as a link to other projects.” Indianapolis Star, 24 May 1999, p. C3.
- “Bridge, career go the distance.” Indianapolis Star, 11 Jul. 2000, p. B3.