Calvert City, Kentucky

HADDOX FERRY PARK Conceptual Plan

 

The proposal transforms Haddox Ferry Park into a welcoming community hub that offers a variety of recreation opportunities, prominent views, and enhanced access to the Tennessee River. A new pavilion with restrooms and gear storage is the focal point of an expansive catchment lawn and tent camping area that are surrounded by rock outcrops to stabilize shoreline erosion, plantings and landforms to provide wildlife habitat and improve site drainage, and improved parking areas. A system of trails connects the park with surrounding community destinations.

Project Goals

Based on the feedback received from Calvert City’s Local Leadership Team, the community-wide survey, and the research performed by the Tennessee RiverLine Planning and Design team, three primary project goals were identified for the proposed park design at Haddox Ferry:

  • Embrace the unique sense of place at Haddox Ferry by exploring the reuse and adaptation of existing and local materials.

  • Enhance the park’s overall safety, accessibility, and program for a wide variety of users and abilities.

  • Explore flood mitigation, water quality, and bank stabilization techniques to improve the environmental efficacy of the area for future generations.

The proposed conceptual design plan was directly influenced by the site’s location, historical and cultural context, property ownership, hydrologic and ecological conditions, existing infrastructure, and programming needs of the community.

 

Conceptual Site Plan

Conceptual Renderings

Thank you to our supporters

This conceptual design was made possible by funding through the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Placemaking Innovation Challenge, as well as through the generous support of 3M Decatur with funds from the 3M Foundation and the Tennessee RiverLine’s principal partners, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.