Popular walking bridge in Blackfoot reopens after repairs 

BLACKFOOT — The Jensen Grove walking bridge is now open for the public after it closed down two months ago.

The city of Blackfoot announced the bridge opened on Monday, June 10. 

A social media post from the city said the concrete spalling and deterioration have been repaired, and the handrails have been reattached to the newly strengthened concrete structure. 

“The bridge should be able to be enjoyed by the community for many years to come!” the post said. 

Background

The bridge was originally closed on April 2 after a recent engineering inspection. Mayor Marc Carroll had said it was due to some visible deterioration in the concrete. 

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He said in addition to the deterioration on the edges of the bridge, there was also three places where metal brackets had fallen out and into the water. 

“You don’t feel any kind of shaking, you don’t get any kind of sense of instability,” Carroll said in a previous interview. “We closed it through an abundance of caution.”

“The bridge was constructed around 2000 and has served the walking community very well,” a news release from the city said.