City of Austin
Lady Bird Lake Boardwalk

The Lady Bird Lake Boardwalk project consists of a 7,150 linear foot trail that incorporates on-grade trails, boardwalks out over the lake, and pre-engineered bridge structures through the trees. Visitors to the hike and bike trail are currently forced to use the Riverside Drive sidewalk over Interstate 35. This project will extend the trail by over a mile from east of the Austin American-Statesman building to Lakeshore Park.

Along the boardwalk, visitors will have the opportunity to rest under three galvanized steel Shade Features, designed by Limbacher & Godfrey Architects and engineered by Structures, and enjoy the Austin skyline. Along Blunn Creek and Lakeshore Park, the trail veers off through the trees to connect to Riverside Drive by incorporating pre-engineered steel bridges which span between elevated galvanized steel belvederes, which Structures designed. These belvederes are an architectural feature designed and situated to look out upon the natural beauty the trail has to offer.

Another project feature engineered by Structures includes a unique 425 square foot restroom with glazed structural tile walls and features an architecturally pleasing sloped metal roof supported by galvanized rolled steel trusses.

Owner

City of Austin

Architect

Limbacher & Godfrey Architects

Lead Engineer

Jacobs

Size

7,150 linear feet

Location

Austin, TX