Congress Avenue Bridge

Photos

South Congress Street Bridge

Looking East from the S.1st Street Bridge

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2014

BH Photo #287126

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Lady Bird Lake (formerly Town Lake) of Colorado River on South Congress Avenue in Austin
Location: Austin, Travis County, Texas
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1909; rehabilitated 1980
Design: Arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 119.1 ft.
Total length: 945.9 ft.
Deck width: 60.0 ft.
Also called: South Congress Avenue Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +30.26165, -97.74508 (decimal degrees)
30°15'42" N, 97°44'42" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 14/620719/3348445 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Austin East
Inventory numbers: TXNBI 142270B00425007 (Texas bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 33402 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 04/2014): Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 65.8 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2014): 34,580

September 18, 2016: New photo from Dave King
May 25, 2015: Updated by Nathan Holth: Noted present name for the reservoir is Lady Bird Lake.
February 26, 2015: New photo from Luke
July 6, 2014: New Street View added by Royce and Bobette Haley

Moore's Crossing Bridge (Predecessor) - This is the Congress Avenue Bridge that replaced the six span truss bridge.