Riverwalk (Award Winning)
Riverwalk Pergola
Riverwalk Pergola
Riverwalk Pergola
Riverwalk Pocket Garden
Riverwalk Azaleas
Riverwalk Azaleas
Riverwalk Fountain
Riverwalk Jessye Norman Amphiteater
Riverwalk Jessye Norman Amphitheater
RiverWalk Levee Breach
Riverwalk Stage Park
Riverwalk Stage Park
Riverwalk Finished
Riverwalk Azaleas
Riverwalk Azaleas
Riverwalk Stollers
Riverwalk
Riverwalk Finished.Levee Breach
Riverwalk Upper Level Finished
Riverfront Center from Riverwalk
Riverfront Center from Riverwalk
Riverwalk at Sunset
Riverwalk at Sunset
Riverwalk Finished. Curving Wall
Riverwalk Finished
Levee Before Riverwalk
Before Riverwalk Levee Breach
Levee at 30 feet – Before Riverwalk
Before Riverwalk
Before Riverwalk.Levee
Before Riverwalk – Levee with trees on left and railroad tracks on right
Before Riverwalk and Levee Breach Railroad Tracks
Before Riverwalk
Before Riverwalk Groundbreaking
Riverwalk Groundbreaking
Riverwalk Groundbreaking
Before Riverwalk Levee Breach 1991
Riverwalk – Building the Jessye Norman Amphitheatre
1987 Riverwalk Construction
Riverwalk – Building 10th Street
Before Riverwalk.Bay Street Esplanade
About This Project
The Big Idea: Breach the levee to allow access to the Savannah River
Time: Introduced in the 1982 Master Plan. Groundbreaking of Phase I 2/7/1986. Riverwalk has continually been developed since that time.
Details: The idea of a Riverwalk was first introduced to Augusta in the 1982 Master Plan as a public improvement in the form of a promenade/overlook, amphitheater and marina. It took a U.S. Congressional approval to allow breaches in the levee and much work to have the train tracks relocated from beside the levee. With the 2/7/1986 groundbreaking, the Riverwalk was well underway. Other phases included the marina, amphitheater, plaza and Fort Discovery – now home to UNISYS and the YMCA.
An additional park and stage at the 8th Street bulkhead were unveiled in 2011. The Riverwalk was extended to the 13th Street Bridge. In the works through the Downtown Development Authority are two arches (at 8th and 10th Streets) to delineate the Riverwalk and two shade structures.
Progress: Although the bones of the Riverwalk were completed in the 1990’s, the Riverwalk continues to be updated and enhanced. To read more about the fascinating history of the Riverwalk, go to the Resources Page on this website and read the History Update 2016.
