West Fifth Street Bridge at Shoal Creek, Austin

Name: West Fifth Street Bridge at Shoal Creek
Address: 835 West 6th Street, Austin, United States

#31 among attractions in Austin

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The West Fifth Street Bridge is a historic cantilever concrete girder bridge in downtown Austin, Texas. Built in 1931, the bridge carries Fifth Street across Shoal Creek to link central Austin with neighborhoods that were then the city's western suburbs. It is one of only a handful of curved cantilever girder bridges in Texas, built as part of the city's 1928 master plan for urban development and beautification. The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2019. ()

Coordinates: 30°16'14"N, 97°45'9"W

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835 West 6th StreetCentral Austin (Downtown Austin)Austin United States

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West Fifth Street Bridge at Shoal Creek – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mexic-Arte Museum, Paramount Theatre, Republic Square, Austin City Hall.

0.6 miSE
Museum, Art museum, Art gallery
Mexic-Arte Museum, Austin
16 min walk • Mexic-Arte Museum is a fine arts museum in Austin, Texas. The Mission of the organization is to enrich and educate the community through the presentation and promotion of traditional and contemporary Mexican, Latino, and Latino art and culture.
0.6 miE
Theater, Concerts and shows, Cinema
Paramount Theatre, Austin
17 min walk • The Paramount Theatre is a live theatre venue/movie theatre located in downtown Austin, Texas. The classical revival style structure was built in 1915. The building was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on June 23, 1976.
~1860 ftSE
Park
Republic Square, Austin
9 min walk • Republic Square is an urban park in central Austin, Texas. Located in Downtown Austin, the park features a grassy area meant for festivals and events as well as shaded areas under live oak trees.
0.5 miSE
City hall
Austin City Hall, Austin
13 min walk • Austin City Hall is the seat of Austin municipal government, located at 301 W 2nd St in downtown Austin, Texas. The current building was completed in 2004. It is the meeting place for the Austin City Council.
0.4 miE
Collection of Austin cultural history
Austin History Center, Austin
11 min walk • The Austin History Center is the local history collection of the Austin Public Library and the city's historical archive. The building opened as the official Austin Public Library in 1933 and served as the main library until 1979, when library functions moved to the John Henry Faulk Library, a newer facility next door.
0.7 miS
Theater, Concerts and shows, Performing arts
Long Center, Austin
19 min walk • The Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Center for the Performing Arts is a performing arts venue located along Lady Bird Lake in downtown Austin, Texas. The Long Center is the permanent home of the Austin Symphony Orchestra, Austin Lyric Opera and Ballet Austin and hosts other Austin-area performing arts organizations.
0.4 miSW
Bridge
Lamar Boulevard Bridge, Austin
12 min walk • The Lamar Boulevard Bridge is a historic arch bridge carrying Texas State Highway Loop 343 over Lady Bird Lake in downtown Austin, Texas, United States.
0.6 miE
Shopping, Department store
Scarbrough Building, Austin
15 min walk • The Scarbrough Building is a historic commercial building in downtown Austin, Texas. Located on the corner of Congress Avenue and Sixth Street, the Chicago-style building was originally home to the flagship E.M. Scarbrough & Sons department store. The building was the first steel-framed high-rise in Austin.
0.5 miSW
Bridge, View point
Pfluger Pedestrian Bridge, Austin
12 min walk • The James D. Pfluger Pedestrian and Bicycle Bridge is a shared use bridge for pedestrians and cyclists spanning Lady Bird Lake in downtown Austin, Texas. Opened in 2001, the bridge connects the north and south sides of the Ann and Roy Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail and features an unusual "double curve" design.
0.5 miNE
Art Deco architecture
Travis County Courthouse, Austin
12 min walk • The Heman Marion Sweatt Travis County Courthouse is the county courthouse for Travis County, Texas. Located in downtown Austin, Texas, the courthouse holds civil and criminal trial courts and other functions of county government.
0.5 miSE
Postmodern architecture
William P. Hobby, Austin
12 min walk • The William P. Hobby, Jr. State Office Building - formerly known as Republic Plaza - is a three-building government office complex located in the Warehouse District of Downtown Austin, Texas, United States.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to West Fifth Street Bridge at Shoal Creek?

Nearby attractions include West Sixth Street Bridge, Austin (2 min walk), Fifth & West Residences, Austin (4 min walk), Spring Building, Austin (4 min walk), Treaty Oak, Austin (5 min walk).

How to get to West Fifth Street Bridge at Shoal Creek by public transport?

The nearest stations to West Fifth Street Bridge at Shoal Creek:

Bus

5th/Rio Grande • Lines: 663 (5 min walk)
6th/Oakland • Lines: 663 (15 min walk)

Train

Austin (8 min walk)
Downtown (24 min walk)