New pedestrian bridge across Central Expressway in Dallas opens
DALLAS - A new pedestrian bridge is now open over the Central Expressway in North Dallas.
There will be a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open the Northaven Trail Bridge in about three weeks. But the public is able to use it now.
As pedestrian bridges go, this bridge north of Royal Lane over the Central Expressway has a distinctive look. It’s flanked on either side by two large, graceful arches with a network of 64 steel cables tying them to the deck.
The bridge accommodates walkers, runners, and bicyclists and joins multiple regional trails together.
Ground broken on Northaven Trail Pedestrian Bridge to connect trails on both sides of 75 in Dallas
Dallas will soon have a pedestrian bridge linking the city's trails east and west of U.S. Highway 75.
Most notably, it connects the Northaven Trail on the west side of the Central Expressway to the Cottonwood Creek Trail and the White Rock Creek Trail on the east side of the freeway.
It will also provide people with more healthy options to explore parts of the city that they may not have been able to access before on foot.
Construction of the bridge began in June of 2021.
The bridge itself, the cables, and the archways were all pre-assembled at the site. Then the entire structure was wheeled into its position over the freeway on a weekend to disrupt the traffic as little as possible.
New pedestrian bridge installed across Central Expressway in Dallas
People who travel on the U.S. Highway 75/Central Expressway in Dallas will notice something new – a graceful arch spanning across the busy freeway just north of Royal Lane.
The price tag of the bridge was about $9.3 million.
City leaders will gather for the official ribbon-cutting ceremony on Dec. 2.