KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Programmable decorative lighting will return Thursday evening at the Henley Bridge for the first time in six years, according to a release from the city of Knoxville.
They said the bridge lights will be programmed orange and white to celebrate Tennesee football's home opener game against Chattanooga on Saturday. But the bridge is set to be lit in different colors for the rest of the year.
For the Knox Asian Festival next week, the bridge lights will be turned to multiple colors. The bridge lights would also turn pink in October for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, red white and blue for the anniversary of Knoxville's founding and for Election Day, according to a release.
“We’re excited to have found a cost-effective solution that will again allow us to program the bridge lights in almost any color combinations to celebrate local festivals, public events and causes that Knoxvillians hold near and dear to their hearts,” Mayor Kincannon said. “This is something we’ve been wanting to do for some time. It’s now more reliable and affordable due to new technology that wasn’t available in 2018, when the original lights stopped working. Not only are the new LED smart lamp bulbs state of the art, but they are one-tenth the cost of the old lighting systems – and we’re buying from a local company.”
Ginger Jamrog, LED Lighting Concepts owner and business manager, said she’s proud to make her hometown the first large city to install this new technology.
“Our new lamp combines LED and mesh technology, allowing for unprecedented control over architectural lighting applications,” Jamrog said. “The Henley Bridge will be the first project in the nation to use this new technology, and we are thrilled be involved in the upgrades on the lighting for this iconic bridge.”
The decorative lighting is set for Thursday at 8:30 p.m.
You can find the full schedule of decorative lights for the Henley Bridge here.