Construction of Oracle Corporation’s pedestrian bridge could begin as soon as this summer, and newly released renderings give a glimpse into the sprawling Cumberland River project.
The tech giant is eyeing a project start date in August, according to permits recently filed with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation. The permit notes construction will take two years to complete.
According to the state permit, the bridge — which will connect the East Bank to Germantown — will be 16 feet wide and will stretch approximately 863 feet across the Cumberland.
East Bank landing of proposed bridge
The west side of the bridge will be accessed via Taylor Street near the company’s new office space located within Germantown’s Neuhoff District. Meanwhile, the east side of the bridge will be accessible at River North Boulevard and Cowan Street — stretching into Oracle’s future massive East Bank campus.
The bridge will be made up of a steel-mast supported system, a cable-supported deck and a cast-in-place concrete deck, according to the permit.
Architecture firm Foster + Partners is spearheading the bridge design with architecture and engineering firms Hawkins Partners, Schlaich Bergermann Partner, Terracon and Thomas & Hutton also working on the project, according to the state permit.
On May 12, Oracle filed a permit with the Metro Planning Department featuring new renderings of the bridge. The permit lists Hastings Architecture, I.C. Thomasson Associates and Domingo Gonzalez Associates as involved in the project.
Renderings depict the bridge’s west landing, which includes a pavilion and restaurant space. A rendering of the bridge’s east landing shows the bridge splitting into two paths at East Bank.
The Metro Planning Department will consider Oracle’s final site plan for the bridge at its meeting on June 25.
According to the Nashville Business Journal, Oracle has applied for additional permits with the U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
This article was first published by our sister publication, the Nashville Post.
