Clinton Park Bridge

It's now been ten years since the Clinton Park Bridge was opened up to pedestrian use. It was back in September of 2011 that the pedestrian access on the old railroad bridge was finally dedicated. Since then the bridge has cemented its place as one of the most popular locations in Central Arkansas. Even in the midst of the pandemic, there is almost always people out walking or riding bikes on the bridge. The bridge itself is 122 years old, built in 1899 as one of three rail crossings in Little Rock.



The bridge offers some good views of the river and Little Rock, and also the Clinton Presidential Center (which opened in 2004).



And the view, looking down the bridge back towards the Library:

Muddy Waters

One activity we started during the pandemic would be to drive downtown and have a family picnic. We would pack up the kids, order takeout from Flying Fish and then find a shady spot on the grounds of the Clinton Library to eat a good meal while being socially distanced from everyone else. Now that things are opening back up, there is usually a good crowd of people in the park and on the bridge. And also, tons of people getting their pictures taken. It never fails, but there's always lots of people getting their senior/graduation/engagement/pregnancy photos taken at the park around sunset. I apologize to all of the other photographers out there who have had to photoshop us out of the background of their pictures.

But after eating our delicious meals from Flying Fish, we burned off the fried foods by taking a walk across the bridge. This night, some interesting clouds were reflected in the high and muddy waters of the river. The river was high, you can see how it had flooded the wooden walkways at the wetlands below.