The Butler Freeport Community Trail Council will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony next week to mark the completion of a new bridge over Coal Run in Butler.

The bridge, named Fellowship Crossing, connects the city to the Butler-Freeport Trail, a 21-mile trail on the Butler branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad.

The ceremony will be 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Kaufman Drive Trailhead near Father Marinaro Park.

Funds for the bridge design and pier material were acquired by Buffalo Township through a $91,000 state grant. Partial funding for the decking came from a $10,000 Rails to Trails Conservancy grant while about $150,000 was raised by the Butler Freeport Community Trail Council.

Steighner Crane Service, Holbein, Inc, and the Butler County Bridge Division donated services for the bridge. The trail council also received hundreds of volunteer hours.

Work on the 135-foot long bridge, spanning 12 feet wide, began in April. It is concrete and supported by six piers and 10 steel beams.

The overall trail is for walkers, runners and bicyclists, and allows people to visit designated birding areas. It connects five other trails stemming from Freeport.