Hickory Mayor Hank Guess said last spring the 40-ton arches over the City Walk pedestrian bridge would be a feature “that is safe, and it’ll be exactly what we’re supposed to have, and it’ll last forever.”
An aerial view of Hickory's collapsed City Walk arches. The arches spanned the pedestrian bridge and fell overnight onto the Main Avenue bridge. The 40-ton, arched wooden span was dedicated two months ago.
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An aerial view Friday morning of Hickory's City Walk pedestrian bridge. The wooden arches over the bridge collapsed overnight onto the Main Avenue bridge. The 40-ton, arched wooden span was dedicated two months ago.
An aerial view of Hickory's City Walk pedestrian bridge, where a set of wooden arches collapsed overnight onto the Main Avenue bridge.
An aerial view of Hickory's City Walk pedestrian bridge, where a 40-ton set of arches collapsed late Thursday night or early Friday morning.
An aerial view of Hickory's City Walk pedestrian bridge on Friday and the arches collapsed overnight onto the Main Avenue bridge.
Hickory residents take photos of the collapsed City Walk arches on Friday morning. The arches fell overnight and the cause is under investigation.
Battalion Chief Jeff Barger of the Hickory Fire Department ropes off the sidewalk Friday morning along N.C. Highway 127. The City Walk's 40-ton arches collapsed on a pedestrian bridge that passes over the highway.
Hickory Fire Department Battalion Chief Jeff Barger ropes off the sidewalk of N.C. Highway 127 where part of the City Walk arches fell Friday.
Hickory's 40-ton arches are down, as seen in this Friday morning photo. The final one was installed in July 2021.
Hickory citizens gather below the City Walk arches as the moon rises above them in this December 2021 photo.
An electrician wires lighting for handrails under the arches near downtown Hickory in December 2021. The arches are part of Hickory’s City Walk, the walking and biking path between Lenoir-Rhyne University and downtown Hickory.
An aerial view of Hickory's collapsed City Walk arches. The arches spanned the pedestrian bridge and fell overnight onto the Main Avenue bridge. The 40-ton, arched wooden span was dedicated two months ago.
Hickory’s City Walk arches collapsed in February 2022.
When the 40-ton City Walk arches collapsed, Hickory's Main Avenue bridge was damaged.
A Southern Railroad line crew drives by the fallen arches along City Walk over N.C. 127 Friday afternoon.
A construction worker surveys the damage to the arches over City Walk Friday morning.
Kevin Griffin, kgriffin@hickoryrecord.com, is the City of Hickory reporter at the Hickory Daily Record.
