Norway Bay Pier closed following engineer’s report

Norway Bay Pier closed following engineer’s report

The Norway Bay pier, a fixture in the cottaging community for decades will be closed until further notice following the results of an engineering report on its structural integrity. The decision had been anticipated in the last few weeks, but was made official at the Bristol municipal council meeting on March 4.

Bristol councillor Val Twolan-Graham explained that they would be forming a committee to examine the various options and chart the path forward. She noted that the boat launch will still be operational, but the remainder of the pier will be blocked off.

Pat Byrne, the President of the Norway Bay Municipal Association, called the news “devastating”. He said that this time of year is when they typically start hiring employees to offer swimming lessons, and they are scrambling to work out potential alternatives to the floating docks that are typically attached to the pier.

He said community members and anyone wishing to help out should stay tuned.