TxDOT approves replacement for Gridiron bridge near Marble Falls
MARBLE FALLS — The Texas Department of Transportation has given the green light to replace Gridiron bridge on CR 404 for an estimated $336,000 later this month.
“It is a bridge replacement project I have been working on for three years,” Burnet County Commissioner Joe Don Dockery said Nov. 7. “We are excited to work with TxDOT on this significant road improvement project.”
Traffic through 404 will shut down about two miles south of FM 2147 East during construction of the new bridge at the Gridiron Branch of Double Horn Creek.
Motorists can use Texas 71 south of 404 as an alternate route to Spicewood during the construction, Dockery added.
TxDOT plans to pay for the work, which may cost about $336,000.
As the project proceeds, Burnet County maintenance crews will transport the existing bridge to Marble Falls where it will be installed as pedestrian bridge in a city park, Dockery said.
The project to replace the bridge is expected to about Nov. 21, he added.
“We are notifying local authorities and emergency responders regarding the road closure,” Dockery said.
TxDOT officials said it could take four months to complete the bridge.
“When the project is complete, it will allow much safer travel along CR 404,” the commissioner said.
Acme Bridge of New Braunfels is the main contractor for the job, according to officials.