City and Chickasaw Nation leaders gathered last month to celebrate the opening of two major projects along the Oklahoma River in Oklahoma City’s Horizons District—the MAPS 4 pedestrian bridge and EMBARK’s First Americans Museum (FAM) Landing.
The 614-foot pedestrian bridge spans the Oklahoma River just north of the OKANA Resort & Waterpark and connects to the four-mile Greenway River Trail at Eastern Avenue. Built from concrete and steel, the $6.7 million bridge adds new lighting and decorative features to the riverfront, improving pedestrian and cyclist access between the south and north shores.
The second project, FAM Landing, is a major addition to the Oklahoma River Cruises system. Funded through a public-private partnership between EMBARK, the City of OKC, the Federal Transit Administration and the Chickasaw Nation, the $6.7 million landing marks the sixth public ferry stop along the river…