‘A heckuva engineering project’ — boardwalk, cable bridge connect greenway, Greenline
Findley Frazer (left) and Keith Cole with the Wolf River Conservancy give a tour of the elevated walkway being constructed through the Lucius Burch State Natural Area, Dec. 16, 2020. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
An elevated walkway is being constructed to extend the Wolf River Greenway through the Lucius Burch State Natural Area, Dec. 16, 2020. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Construction crews work to build a bridge over the Wolf River near the I-240 exchange Dec. 16, 2020. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
An aerial view of the elevated walkway being constructed through the Lucius Burch State Natural Area on Dec. 6, 2020. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Construction crew work to build an elevated section of the Wolf River Greenway through the Lucius Burch State Natural Area Dec. 16, 2020. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Wolf River Conservancy is almost halfway home in a decades-long quest to build 26-mile Wolf River Greenway spanning Memphis. Next up: completing connection to Shelby Farms Greenline by next summer.
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Wayne Risher
Business news reporter, 43-year veteran of print journalism, 35-year resident of Memphis, University of Georgia alumnus and proud father and spouse of University of Memphis graduates.
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