Allana Walsh, left, and Ladah Turner push strollers as they walk with their children, two-year-old Maxton Sowder, left, and nine-month-old Colin Turner past Katy Perkins and Caroline Redick, right, on the Cleveland/Bradley County Greenway on Tuesday afternoon. The greenway has been in operation for 10 years.
Katy Perkins, left, and Caroline Redick walk on the Cleveland/Bradley County Greenway, which has been in operation for 10 years.CLEVELAND, Tenn. – It has been 10 years since construction began on the Cleveland/Bradley Greenway, and a celebratory luncheon Wednesday marked the attraction’s progress and possibilities.
Members of the greenway’s board and Cleveland and Bradley County officials joined representatives of industry, civic groups and individuals for the event.
They reviewed the work phases that have led to a nearly complete four-mile pedestrian trail along Mouse Creek from Willow Drive north to Mohawk Drive. In a few weeks the last section, through Tinsley Park, will be opened to connect the miles.
Cameron Fisher, board chairman, told the audience the greenway will continue to grow.
Talk of a greenway began years before the actual startup, Bradley County Mayor D. Gary Davis said.