Opened 1 August 2009 Height 36 m Bridge type Tied-arch bridge | Design Tied Arch Bridge Construction started 2006 Total length 2,736 m | |
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Carries 4 lanes of Eldorado Parkway Similar Addison Airport Toll Tunnel, Lewisville Lake, Mountain Creek Lake, Tied‑arch bridge, Little Elm Park | ||
The Lewisville Lake Toll Bridge (LLTB) is a bridge crossing Lewisville Lake in Denton County, Texas, USA. The North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA) worked cooperatively with Denton County to plan and design a toll bridge across the northwestern arm of Lewisville Lake. The new four-lane toll bridge connects Swisher Road in Lake Dallas to Eldorado Parkway in Little Elm, Texas. The Lewisville Lake Corridor is approximately 13.8 miles long and is divided into eight sections constructed by Denton County, NTTA, TxDOT, Little Elm, and Frisco, Texas.
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- North texas drive home part 2 lewisville lake toll bridge
- History
- Controversy
- Project Costs
- Key Dates
- Map and Images
- References
Motorists in these fast-growing areas of Denton County are now able to travel on a new connection between Interstate 35E and the Dallas North Tollway, eliminating the circuitous (and highly congested) routes currently required around Lewisville Lake (though it now funnels traffic onto I-35E north of the bridge over Lewisville Lake, which itself is a notorious bottleneck). The conceptual design of the project entailed eight sections that, together, total 13 miles (21 km). Only the 1.7-mile (2.7 km) bridge over the lake is tolled. The bridge is 55 feet (17 m) above the normal water level, to allow clearance for sailboats. The "signature" of the bridge, according to the NTTA, is the 360-foot (110 m) steel section with arches that rise to 60 feet (18 m) above the road deck (which resembles the arches of Austin's Pennybacker Bridge). The surfaces of this section are lighted with LEDs at night to make the structure visible from the surrounding shores of the lake.
The project opened to vehicular traffic on August 1, 2009 after a charity run and walk across the bridge. The NTTA stated that occasion was the only time pedestrians will ever be allowed to cross the bridge. The NTTA funded and constructed the toll bridge while the cities along the corridor, Denton County and Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) funded improvements to the roadways approaching the bridge. Eldorado Parkway approaching the bridge is not yet widened and under construction. The NTTA toll across the bridge section is $1.06 for TollTag customers and $1.59 for ZipCash drivers.
North texas drive home part 2 lewisville lake toll bridge
History
A bridge previously connected Little Elm and Lake Dallas, but was removed in the 1950s when the United States Army Corps of Engineers expanded Lewisville Lake. The old bridge provided a vital transportation link between Lake Dallas and Little Elm.
Controversy
Part of Eldorado Parkway leading up to the east side of the bridge is only two lanes causing delays with the increased traffic. The road is currently being widened to four lanes by TxDOT, but will not be completed until late 2014 or early 2015. Some residents of Lakewood Village and Little Elm are concerned about the increased traffic through the once isolated peninsula.