Avenue N road/bridge work to begin
This low-water crossing on Avenue N over Backbone Creek in Marble Falls will be replaced by a robust, flood-resistant bridge by the fall of 2026. The street will be closed to through traffic once construction begins on April 28, 2025. Staff photo by Dakota Morrissiey
Starting Monday, April 28, a stretch of Avenue N that runs over Backbone Creek between Johnson Street and Second Street will be closed for major bridge and road work. Construction is scheduled to be completed by the fall of 2026, and drivers will have to make a slight detour around the worksite until then.
The city of Marble Falls announced the project and its timeline on March 18 when the City Council approved a $4 million bid from Liberty Civil Construction to upgrade the thoroughfare and build a new bridge over Backbone Creek designed to handle extreme flooding. The project will be mostly paid for with money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.
While under construction, the Avenue N bridge over Backbone Creek will be closed off to through traffic. The city is recommending a detour that would take drivers along Second Street, Avenue S, and Johnson Street. This route is intentionally designed to avoid sending excess traffic through Johnson Park.
The work might also impact foot traffic on Backbone Trail and limit access between holes 10 and 11 of the Westside Park disc golf course.