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The Ronald Kirk Bridge is a pedestrian bridge over the Trinity River in Dallas, Texas. It connects Downtown Dallas and West Dallas, paralleling the 2012 Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge for vehicles, and the 1930 Texas and Pacific Railway Trinity River Bridge.
This pedestrian bridge crosses the Trinity River and gives great views of Dallas. There is a park along the river below the bridge and benches on the bridge itself. There is a free parking lot for the bridge on the west side. Read more.
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Ronald Kirk Bridge and Felix Lozada Gateway (Continental Avenue Bridge and West Dallas Gateway) is located at 109 Continental Avenue Dallas, Texas 75208. The area can be accessed on the Downtown side off of Riverfront and Core Street and on the West Dallas side between Canada Dr and Singleton.
The Ronald Kirk Pedestrian Bridge spans the Trinity River and flood plain just to the northwest of downtown Dallas. It began its life in 1931 as the Lamar-McKinney Viaduct and was part of a larger plan to alleviate the transportation and communication problems caused with the recurrence of flooding along the Trinity River.
May 3, 2021 · For decades, the Continental Avenue Bridge (now known as the Ronald Kirk Bridge and the Felix H. Lozada, Sr. Gateway) served as a viaduct for vehicles between downtown and West Dallas....
May 10, 2021 · The third thoroughfare in the group is the Ronald Kirk Bridge (formerly the Continental Avenue Bridge) was named in honor of Dallas’s first African American mayor, who also served as the Obama administration’s U.S. Trade Representative. It a pedestrian pathway across the Trinity River.
The Ronald Kirk Bridge and the Felix H. Lozada, Sr. Gateway (Formally known as Continental Avenue Bridge and West Dallas Gateway) are the most recent improvements to the Trinity River Corridor.
