Bouncy Squibb Bridge to Brooklyn Bridge Park to remain closed for several weeks
Sagging cables, park construction to blame
Popular, bouncy Squibb Park Bridge, zig-zagging downward from Brooklyn Heights to Brooklyn Bridge Park, will be out of commission for up to three more weeks, park officials told the Brooklyn Eagle on Tuesday.
The bridge, along with Squibb Park, has been closed for almost a month. A sign hanging on the front gate of Squibb Park, located on Columbia Heights, blames the closure on “adjacent construction.” Excavation for the Pierhouse condo is taking place immediately adjacent to the main bridge columns.
The $5 million bridge is built out of “nearly indestructible” black locust timber with bronze and galvanized steel connections. But the cables supporting it began to sag last month and the bridge clearly listed to the south at the Squibb Park end.