Lewisville Lake Toll Bridge, tied-arch toll bridge over Lewisville Lake in Denton County, Texas, United States
The Lewisville Lake Toll Bridge is a 1.7-mile (2.7 km) four-lane tied-arch bridge over Lewisville Lake, linking Swisher Road in Lake Dallas with Eldorado Parkway in Lakewood Village. Its centerpiece is a 360-foot (110 m) steel arch rising 60 feet (18 m) above the road deck, similar to the Pennybacker Bridge arch in Austin. The deck sits 60 feet above normal water level for sailboat clearance.
A bridge once linked Little Elm and Lake Dallas until the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers removed it in the 1950s while enlarging Lewisville Lake. Groundbreaking for the replacement took place on January 31, 2007, and construction reached its halfway point in May 2008. The last major arch rib was set in April 2009, and the bridge opened to traffic on August 1, 2009, after a charity 5K run across the deck.
The bridge's name comes from Lewisville Lake, which it crosses between Lake Dallas and Lakewood Village. On August 1, 2009, a 5K charity run and walk across the completed span raised funds for local food banks; it was the only time pedestrians were allowed on the bridge before it opened to vehicles.
The bridge carries four lanes between Swisher Road in Lake Dallas and Eldorado Parkway in Lakewood Village, with no pedestrian or bicycle crossing. Tolls are collected electronically: $1.55 for TollTag customers and $3.10 for ZipCash drivers, the latter billed by mail from the plate image. The deck sits 60 feet above normal water level, so wind is stronger than on shore.
The structure is illuminated at night with LED lighting that highlights the arch and makes it a visible landmark after dark. The height of the arch also provides enough clearance for sailboats to pass underneath.
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