North Bank & Ice Age Floods Playground

Construction on the North Bank is nearly complete. Turf/grass, asphalt, rubber surfacing for the playground, and parking kiosk work is finalizing. The project is on target for opening in late May - we'll share a grand opening date once it's confirmed. 

The playground is a 40,000 square foot Ice Age Floods-themed, nature-based play environment for children and their families. It will be incredibly unique in its capacity to provide both passive and active recreation with age-appropriate play areas for children to interact with water features and geology of the ice age floods event that shaped our region.

• Ice Age Floods playground
• Wheels park
• Signature basketball court, courtesy of Hooptown USA
• Roskelley Performance Climbing Boulder, courtesy of the Jess Roskelley Foundation
• Parking 
• Family restrooms
• Maintenance and operations building
• Picnic shelters
• Green space
• Intersection improvements at Washington and N River Drive

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Pedestrian Bridges

North Suspension Bridge

Reconstruction of the north suspension pedestrian bridge in Riverfront Park will begin in May, and re-open to the public in the winter or spring of 2022.

The bridge is in need of a new deck, repair/replacement of corroded steel floor beams, and repair/replacement of lighting and electrical components.

Vital Avista utilities that supply power to the North Bank run underneath the bridge. Avista will install temporary overhead power during bridge repairs, and then return the power lines under the bridge before it reopens to the public.

The south suspension bridge and snxw mene? island will also be closed to accommodate construction. The project is slated to cost $3 million dollars. $505,000 comes from the Riverfront Park Redevelopment bond, $495,000 from the Park Fund, $500,000 from a Washington State Recreation and Conservation office grant of matching funds, $500,000 from a West Quadrant TIF local grant, and $1,000,000 from the City’s general fund.

South Suspension Bridge

The south suspension bridge is in need of similar repairs, though to a lesser degree, and the bridge remains safely open for the public to use while a funding plan is developed (with the exception of its closure to accommodate the north suspension bridge construction). The estimated budget for the south bridge is $1.75 million dollars, and Parks has applied for partial funding through a state grant.