The Ralph Wilson Park Bridge traveled from Italy, across the Atlantic Ocean, through New York City harbor and across New York state via the Erie Canal in June and July, arriving in Buffalo on July 16 – 716 Day! (For those not familiar with 716 Day, 716 is our area code so the date is well celebrated!). Thousands of people came out across the state to celebrate the journey along the Erie Canal, and witness the iconic bridge traveling in four parts on two barges, pulled by a tug.
Media coverage included:
- Architectural Record: Buffalo’s Ralph Wilson Park Welcomes a New Pedestrian Bridge After a Journey Across the Atlantic
- The Buffalo News: Take a Closer Look at the Ralph Wilson Park Project
- WKBW: “This is Historic on So Many Levels” Ralph Wilson Park Pedestrian Bridge Buffalo-Bound on Erie Canal
- WBFO: Ralph Wilson Park Bridge Arrives in Buffalo
- Lockport Union-Sun & Journal: Traveling Buffalo Bridge Brings Lockport Crowd to Erie Canal
- Syracuse.com: Bridge Headed to Buffalo Will Pass Through Onondaga County Today
- Democrat & Chronicle: Ralph Wilson Park Bridge Moves Slowly Along the Erie Canal
- NewsChannel2: Bridge on Smooth Water: Barge Carrying Buffalo Pedestrian Bridge Moves Through Mohawk Valley
- WGRZ: New Ralph WIlson Pedestrian Bridge is Shipping to Buffalo Along the Erie Canal
- Albany Times Union: Manpower Moves Bridge Along Waterford Canal
- WorkBoat: Carver Companies Towing Pedestrian Bridge from Italy Along the Erie Canal
- WBEN: New Ralph Wilson Park Pedestrian Bridge Setting Course for Buffalo This Friday
- American Journal of Transportation: Buffalo-bound Pedestrian Bridge Undergoes Final Preparations in Coeymans After Crossing the Atlantic
- Buffalo Rising: New Ralph Wilson Park Bridge is En Route to Buffalo
