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As of 2018, The Mason Park Bridge connects the East End and surrounding communities, providing an integral link from both sides of Mason Park to the Brays Bayou Greenway trail system. Allowing for pedestrian and bicycle use, its ability to enrich the communities connected by it is immeasurable.

Custom-designed by AIA Engineers and SWA Group, the pedestrian and bike bridge central truss is 485-foot-long and 16-foot-wide, anchored by 70-foot-tall towers on each bank with cables stretching from the top of the towers and connecting to the steel truss every 35 feet. It also features lighting and plazas with seating at each end. The steel truss, or structure of interconnected steel tubes, was hoisted using three cranes and a barge on Brays Bayou and anchored in place by NGB Constructors, Inc., overseen by TxDOT over a one-day installation period on Tuesday, June 12 2018.

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As of 2018, The Mason Park Bridge connects the East End and surrounding communities, providing an integral link from both sides of Mason Park to the Brays Bayou Greenway trail system. Allowing for pedestrian and bicycle use, its ability to enrich the communities connected by it is immeasurable. <br /> <br /> Custom-designed by AIA Engineers and SWA Group, the pedestrian and bike bridge central truss is 485-foot-long and 16-foot-wide, anchored by 70-foot-tall towers on each bank with cables stretching from the top of the towers and connecting to the steel truss every 35 feet. It also features lighting and plazas with seating at each end. The steel truss, or structure of interconnected steel tubes, was hoisted using three cranes and a barge on Brays Bayou and anchored in place by NGB Constructors, Inc., overseen by TxDOT over a one-day installation period on Tuesday, June 12 2018.