ABOUT THE 7TH STREET BRIDGE – INNOVATIVE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
The West 7th Street Bridge originally opened in 1913 and was renamed the Van Zandt Viaduct in 1922 as a tribute to a Fort Worth pioneer, Major Khleber Miller Van Zandt.
Now, 100 years later, the $25 million bridge is the only one of its kind in the world: a pre-cast concrete structure that measures 981 feet long and 81 feet wide. It was the brainchild of TxDOT engineer Dean Van Landuyt. The massive pieces were designed in a 3-D computer model and built on the banks of the Trinity River. The innovative design and construction minimized traffic and lane closures, allowing the bridge to open in 4 short months, instead of a full year.
When I started geo caching I knew there needed to be a cache on this bridge.
A walk through the park be sure to enjoy the tribute to first responders.
parking: Cedar Elm Rd.....across street from Chuy's
PLEASE: do not include picture of this cache part of the fun is not knowing what this one looks like. Thanks