Moody Bridge
Austin, TX
- Bridge use: Pedestrian
- Bridge type: Truss
- Bridge completion date: 2016 - 2025
- Bridge location: Southwest
- Bridge use: Pedestrian
- Bridge type: Truss
- Bridge completion date: 2016 - 2025
- Bridge location: Southwest
Conceptual and final design
Construction services
The Moody Bridge is a one-of-a-kind inverted Fink truss pedestrian bridge in Austin, Texas. The bridge connects two buildings that are part of the Moody College of Communication at University of Texas. The bridge crosses over West Dean Keeton Street—a busy thoroughfare that traverses the campus. The bridge is characterized by a series of slender steel towers that vary in height and scale, creating an elegant statement along one of the major avenues surrounding the campus. This type of bridge is the first of its kind in the United States and the only one worldwide with a single support tower as the main loading member. Tall, slender towers mark the bridge crossing from a distance, creating a gateway to the university campus for students and visitors alike. The pedestrian bridge complements the architecture of the Bello Center, one of the recently completed buildings of the communication college. The bridge has integrated aesthetic lighting in the stainless steel railings.
- Client: The University of Texas at Austin, TX
- Services: Aesthetic lighting design, Conceptual and final design, Construction services
The Moody Bridge is a one-of-a-kind inverted Fink truss pedestrian bridge in Austin, Texas. The bridge connects two buildings that are part of the Moody College of Communication at University of Texas. The bridge crosses over West Dean Keeton Street—a busy thoroughfare that traverses the campus. The bridge is characterized by a series of slender steel towers that vary in height and scale, creating an elegant statement along one of the major avenues surrounding the campus. This type of bridge is the first of its kind in the United States and the only one worldwide with a single support tower as the main loading member. Tall, slender towers mark the bridge crossing from a distance, creating a gateway to the university campus for students and visitors alike. The pedestrian bridge complements the architecture of the Bello Center, one of the recently completed buildings of the communication college. The bridge has integrated aesthetic lighting in the stainless steel railings.
