Barton Springs Bridge
Barton Springs Bridge | |
|---|---|
 Barton Springs Bridge substructure | |
| Coordinates | 30°15′54″N 97°45′55″W / 30.26500°N 97.76528°W |
| Crosses | Barton Creek |
| Locale | Austin, Texas, United States |
| History | |
| Construction start | 1926 |
| Opened | 1926 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | ~20,000 [1] |
| Location | |
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Barton Springs Bridge is a bridge in Austin, Texas, United States that crosses Barton Creek just before its confluence with the Colorado River. The western end of the bride connects to Zilker Park.[2][3]
Built in 1926 as a two lane bridge [1] at a cost of $31,500,[4] Barton Springs Bridge replaced an earlier wooden bridge.[5] From 1945[6] to 1946[1] the bridge was expanded to four lanes at a cost of $70,850.[1]
On December 14, 2023, amid concrete degradation and non-compliance with the standards established in the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 the Austin City Council voted to begin design work on a replacement bridge [1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/austin-oks-design-work-for-barton-springs-bridge-replacement/
- ^ "Redbud, Barton Springs bridge fixes move ahead". Austin Monitor. 2015-05-01. Archived from the original on 2017-08-14. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
- ^ Wear, Ben. "Austin considers replacing aging Barton Springs, Redbud Trail bridges". Austin American-Statesman. Archived from the original on 2021-07-06. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
- ^ https://www.newspapers.com/article/austin-american-statesman-barton-bridge/136898311/
- ^ https://www.newspapers.com/article/austin-american-statesman-barton-springs/136898368/
- ^ https://www.newspapers.com/article/austin-american-statesman-barton-creek-b/136898459/
External links
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- Barton Springs Bridge at HistoricBridges.org
- Barton Springs Road Bridge Project
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