Officials and community members held a rainy morning ribbon-cutting on Aug. 21 to celebrate rehabilitation of the 400-foot Ocean Avenue Pedestrian Bridge in Sheepshead Bay. The wooden bridge, built in 1880, connects Emmons Avenue in Sheepshead Bay to Shore Boulevard in Manhattan Beach and had deteriorated with failing deck boards, handrails, and railing supports. The roughly $1.2 million project used $750,000 secured in 2022 plus additional NYC DOT funding. DOT crews replaced deck and walking boards, vertical bumper supports, railings and stringers, painted the structure, and developed and installed matching decorative lighting. Elected officials attended the ceremony.
Bridging communities is a priority for the Adams Administration and NYC DOT, and the Ocean Avenue Pedestrian Bridge literally does just that,
This iconic wooden bridge from a century ago was in much need of tender loving care, and together former Assembly Member Cymbrowitz, the local community, and DOT's operational teams stepped up and delivered for Sheepshead Bay, Manhattan Beach and all of Brooklyn.
Rehab work on the Ocean Avenue Pedestrian Bridge in Sheepshead Bay ended in late spring this year.
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