The bridge plans are part of a larger effort to improve walkability as the Pearl expands with a hotel and apartments west of the River Walk.
Credit:The real estate development division of the Pearl plans to build two pedestrian bridges this year.
Bridge construction will get underway this year. The San Antonio River Authority has already signed off on the project and the City’s Historic and Design Review Commission is scheduled to consider the design plans on April 3. The 105-foot, painted steel bridge will feature a box truss design and western red cedar decking and will clear the River Walk by more than 8 feet on one end and 13 feet on the other.“We have to get it done and out of the way before we can start The Grove,” Shown said using the working project title for a hotel Oxbow is developing. “There’s no way to build it physically if we start construction over there.
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