I did not even need my optics to see this huge bridge arch under construction. This is one of 12. Looks great so far.
http://fortworthtexa...thStreetBridge/
New 7th Street Bridge
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Posted 09 August 2012 - 08:21 AM
Are you sure this is for 7th? Looks more like something for the Trinity Uptown project's bridges.
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Posted 09 August 2012 - 08:21 AM
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Posted 09 August 2012 - 08:53 AM
Are you sure this is for 7th? Looks more like something for the Trinity Uptown project's bridges.
Here is the fact sheet on the new bridge fro the city's website:
http://fortworthtexa...etFactSheet.pdf
I had not seen this until today, I like the design. I wonder though if cost savings could have been realized by using the same modular components to build the three Trinity Uptown bridges Andy mentioned?
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Posted 09 August 2012 - 09:57 AM
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Posted 09 August 2012 - 10:31 AM
I'm kinda glad we're going to have a "signature" bridge, because the design reminds me a little of that arch thing in downtown Dallas (which as a Fort Worthian sparked my jealousy, of course).Mmm... Thanks for the link. I was unaware that it was going to be a "signature" bridge.
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Posted 09 August 2012 - 10:47 AM
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Posted 09 August 2012 - 03:49 PM
I just want a bike lane into downtown.
This.
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Posted 09 August 2012 - 07:38 PM
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Posted 09 August 2012 - 08:30 PM
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Posted 09 August 2012 - 08:36 PM
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Posted 10 August 2012 - 07:37 AM
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Posted 12 August 2012 - 10:48 AM
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Posted 19 August 2012 - 03:06 PM
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Posted 19 August 2012 - 08:51 PM
Here are a couple of shots that I took yesterday of the bridge construction from the streets around it.
Wow, that arch is pretty impressive.
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Posted 19 August 2012 - 09:05 PM
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Posted 20 August 2012 - 01:26 PM
Wow, that is quite a bit at the past that they are going..I agree. It is impressive. And one of 12 arches.
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Posted 04 September 2012 - 09:13 PM
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Posted 14 September 2012 - 12:17 AM
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Posted 17 September 2012 - 07:58 AM
Also, with 4 lanes and the sidewalk so much larger are we not getting a bike lane? This may have been discussed before, but I seems like we'll have the room....
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Posted 17 September 2012 - 08:48 AM
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Posted 17 September 2012 - 09:27 AM
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Posted 17 September 2012 - 01:05 PM
#26
Posted 17 September 2012 - 03:05 PM
The original 1913 portion of the bridge is the very last span on the east end. It is a concrete arch similar to the Paddock Viaduct (Main Street) and the Henderson Street bridge over the Clear Fork. The remainder of the bridge to the west of the original span across the river is from 1953. I thought there were going to be bike lanes on the bridge in addition to the wider sidewalks.
Ahh, I can see it on googlemaps. Curious that they kept that end for so long, and curious that they didn't just replace it in 1953.
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Posted 17 September 2012 - 03:15 PM
as the traffic moves over- or doesn't...
I would say that in several years of riding with the mirror, I've only had two or three encounters that were close enough to startle me. Usually it's just to confirm they've seen you. Lately I've started putting my left arm out and down (like a slow or stop signal) and then then waving my hand around. Funny how, when the cars know you've seen them (or when they snap out of it and see you as a person), the start acting right. Once (and it was early on when I first got the mirror) I actually bailed out to the curb as a car passed. It was on Bryant Irvin going over the river northbound.
I do a lot of "vehicular cycling" (riding in the traffic lane), but I take care to avoid certain routes, such as much of Bryant Irvin, Hulen and McCart (although sections are okay, at least during certain times of day).
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Posted 17 September 2012 - 03:29 PM
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Posted 17 September 2012 - 03:31 PM
Josh, my guess is that back in 1953, the easternmost section was in good structural condition, and they felt that it wasn't worth the time and the money to remove it. They still needed a bridge at that location and the span across the river would function the same whether there was water beneath it or not. It's unfortunate that the underlying reason the bridge is being demolished and rebuilt is due to the City of Fort Worth not maintaining either section of the bridge properly over the years.
Makes sense. The Trinity didn't used to be as wide as it is currently, right?
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Posted 17 September 2012 - 03:56 PM
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Posted 18 September 2012 - 07:04 AM
The original 1913 portion of the bridge is the very last span on the east end. It is a concrete arch similar to the Paddock Viaduct (Main Street) and the Henderson Street bridge over the Clear Fork. The remainder of the bridge to the west of the original span across the river is from 1953. I thought there were going to be bike lanes on the bridge in addition to the wider sidewalks.
Ahh, I can see it on googlemaps. Curious that they kept that end for so long, and curious that they didn't just replace it in 1953.
I love historicaerials.com. Their maps only go back to 1956, but you can still see remnants of where the river originally flowed.
http://www.historica...61555&year=1956
If you follow the river around downtown towards LaGrave Field, it looks like they were not quite done with the widening.
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Posted 18 September 2012 - 09:56 AM
There are going to be 10' wide bike and pedestrian lanes. They will be physically separated from auto traffic. A massive upgrade to the current very scary bridge to ride across.
Who could disagree with separating bikes and pedestrians behind a security barrier from automobile traffic on a bridge? Do drunken drivers, distracted drivers, wrong way drivers, speeding drivers and skills deficient drivers give one pause; I know it does for me.
Yes, a massive and sensible upgrade!
Keep Fort Worth folksy
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Posted 22 October 2012 - 10:59 AM
I love historicaerials.com. Their maps only go back to 1956, but you can still see remnants of where the river originally flowed.
http://www.historica...61555&year=1956
If you follow the river around downtown towards LaGrave Field, it looks like they were not quite done with the widening.
Anyone notice on historic aerials in 1956 the southern end of the military base is obscured? Just an observation for the conspiracy theorists! I could spend hours on that site studying the city's development. Very neat.
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Posted 22 October 2012 - 11:11 AM
Anyone notice on historic aerials in 1956 the southern end of the military base is obscured? Just an observation for the conspiracy theorists! I could spend hours on that site studying the city's development. Very neat.
I wonder if that is where they kept the wrecked saucers that were brought here from Roswell?
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Posted 22 October 2012 - 11:17 AM
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Posted 24 November 2012 - 02:54 PM
http://www.star-tele...rth-noting.html
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Posted 12 January 2013 - 03:33 PM
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Posted 23 January 2013 - 11:31 PM
Big time construction happening on the 7th Street Bridge. Took this shot running to Target tonight. Digging some VERY deep holes. Another 2 feet and they are in Hell. I was just noticing this morning that the bridge arches seem to be thru cooking. Looks like they have enough, though I have not counted them. Also, they are removing the old bridge railing in places.
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Posted 24 January 2013 - 08:49 PM
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Posted 24 January 2013 - 10:11 PM
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Posted 25 January 2013 - 12:07 AM
We haven't really had any closeups of the arches in the current location
Aw man, really? Could have sworn I had at least one from a few months ago.
Well, here's one, anyway.
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Posted 25 January 2013 - 12:51 AM
Does anyone know if any consideration has been paid to making the new bridge bat-friendly?
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Posted 25 January 2013 - 08:07 AM
Funny, from a distance the arches look like the humps of the Loch Ness monster. Seriously, why doesn't someone ship one of these photo shots to a national news outlet? It's not everyday you see parts of an arched bridge lying around before being put together. If this is the world's first pre-cast bridge, then Fort Worth needs to show off such prestige?
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Posted 25 January 2013 - 10:11 AM
Does anyone know if any consideration has been paid to making the new bridge bat-friendly?
Good question, I know the TxDOT approved a design modeled after the Austin Congress Street bridge for the three new TRV bridges, but I am not sure about 7th Street. The difference between bat-friendly and not is the presence of very narrow spaces between concrete beams or supports. I think the Austin bridge was rebuilt at some point and additional supports were installed, and the resulting configuration just happened to be what the bats were looking for; sort of an accident. Duplicating that design should make the local bridges here attractive to bats as well. The additional wet surface area the TRV is going to bring to Near-Northside will bring a huge increase in flying insect life (including mosquitos, think "West Trinity Virus" so bats would serve a welcome role in mitigating those pests.
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