Santiago Calatrava designed the cable-stayed Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge in front of you, spanning the Trinity River between downtown and West Dallas. It is named for Margaret Hunt Hill, an heiress and philanthropist, and was designed by Santiago Calatrava as part of the Trinity River Project. Opened in March 2012, it was the first of a series of Calatrava spans planned to cross the Trinity; the second, the Margaret McDermott Bridge, is completed and the third was cancelled.
The bridge links Spur 366, the Woodall Rodgers Freeway in downtown, to Singleton Boulevard in West Dallas. Construction began in December 2005; the bridge cost $117 million to build, and a Dallas Morning News analysis put the project's total cost at $182 million. The span runs parallel to the Ronald Kirk Bridge, a walking bridge that previously carried the Continental Avenue bridge.
Beginning in 2004, the Trinity Trust Foundation successfully worked to secure private funds in support of the Trinity River Corridor Project, including this bridge. Your span cost $117 million to build, though a Dallas Morning News analysis put the true total near $182 million, running parallel to the Ronald Kirk Bridge toward Singleton Boulevard in West Dallas.