New Access Across Overpeck Lake
A park with only one way in and out isn’t serving its community the way it should. When the newly renovated Overpeck Park needed alternate access for both vehicles and pedestrians, our team provided structural engineering services along with construction administration and inspection for the construction of two 140-foot vehicular bridge spans crossing Overpeck Lake.
The two timber arch suspension structures are supported on cast-in-place concrete abutments, wingwalls, and pile caps founded on concrete-filled steel pipe piles, with a natural stone facing on the abutments and wingwalls that ties the bridges visually into the park landscape. A 50-foot reinforced concrete span connects the two main bridge spans, completing the crossing.
Engineering That Enhances the Experience
These bridges had to do more than solve a circulation problem. Sitting within a renovated county park and spanning a lake, they needed to feel like they belonged there. The timber arch design achieves that, delivering the structural performance of a vehicular crossing with an aesthetic that complements the natural setting rather than competing with it. The result is a second access route that improves safety, eases congestion, and gives visitors one more reason to come back.