Reclaiming the riverfront

Thomas Brothers Construction, Inc. employee's Cecil Sanders, left, Daniel Smith and Jay Garner work to add mulch along the newest section of the Tennessee Riverwalk, just south of Siskin Steel. Thomas Brothers Construction, Inc. employee's Cecil Sanders, left, Daniel Smith and Jay Garner work to add mulch along the newest section of the Tennessee Riverwalk, just south of Siskin Steel.

By Mike Pare May 31, 2016 3 min read

Cameron Harbor

RIVERWALK EXTENSION

The first segment will extend the popular walkway to the south and west, ducking under Interstate 24 and across Chattanooga Creek down to the site of the old U.S. Pipe property a block west of South Broad Street.

Another expansion will extend the Riverwalk all the way to St. Elmo, piggybacking on a public works storm sewer project along St. Elmo Avenue north of South Broad Street.

That will link it up to the Guild Trail, near where Broad Street becomes Cummings Highway, and connect it to some 40 miles of trails that crisscross Lookout Mountain.

Developers say they’re listening to what renters and buyers want as they continue to build new housing along Chattanooga’s downtown waterfront.