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Barton Springs Bridge

Coordinates: 30°15′54″N 97°45′55″W / 30.26500°N 97.76528°W / 30.26500; -97.76528
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Barton Springs Bridge
Barton Springs Bridge substructure
Coordinates30°15′54″N 97°45′55″W / 30.26500°N 97.76528°W / 30.26500; -97.76528
CrossesBarton Creek
LocaleAustin, Texas, United States
History
Construction start1926
Opened1926
Statistics
Daily traffic~20,000 [1]
Location
Map

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

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  1. ^ a b c d e https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/austin-oks-design-work-for-barton-springs-bridge-replacement/
  2. ^ "Redbud, Barton Springs bridge fixes move ahead". Austin Monitor. 2015-05-01. Archived from the original on 2017-08-14. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ https://www.newspapers.com/article/austin-american-statesman-barton-bridge/136898311/
  5. ^ https://www.newspapers.com/article/austin-american-statesman-barton-springs/136898368/
  6. ^ https://www.newspapers.com/article/austin-american-statesman-barton-creek-b/136898459/
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