Blue Rose wins Rivers Edge Location...

[Red Arrow]

Oooh! a restaurant that juts out over the dirt!  How kewl is that 

Depends on how far down the dirt is.  Think Grand Canyon, Great Gorge etc.

[Hoss]

Depends on how far down the dirt is.  Think Grand Canyon, Great Gorge etc.

Gotta have a glass floor though.

And it's Royal Gorge.  Awesome place.

[waterboy]

I love the river, but this ain't no Royal Gorge.

[sgrizzle]

I love the river, but this ain't no Royal Gorge.

Same river, though.

[Vision 2025]

It will have a nice view sitting up so high like that. I am curious as to what will sit under it (other than transients and geese). The water rarely gets any higher than the first set of piers.

I'm guessing the first set of piers would be about 60,000 cfs which is the typical 'it happens about every year' high water or even perhaps 90,000 which is the max the CORPS goes to for normal flood releases.  However; the near river development design criteria established in the corridor master plan is for 1986 (flood of record) elevation plus 1 foot... and from the photo this looks about right to me. I'm guessing the first set of piers would be about 60,000 or even 90,000 cfs which is the typical max flow the CORPS goes to for normal flood releases.  However; the near river development design criteria established in the corridor master plan is for 1986 (flood of record) elevation plus 1 foot... and from the photo this looks about right to me.

[Conan71]

I'm guessing the first set of piers would be about 60,000 cfs which is the typical 'it happens about every year' high water or even perhaps 90,000 which is the max the CORPS goes to for normal flood releases.  However; the near river development design criteria established in the corridor master plan is for 1986 (flood of record) elevation plus 1 foot... and from the photo this looks about right to me. I'm guessing the first set of piers would be about 60,000 or even 90,000 cfs which is the typical max flow the CORPS goes to for normal flood releases.  However; the near river development design criteria established in the corridor master plan is for 1986 (flood of record) elevation plus 1 foot... and from the photo this looks about right to me.

Kirby, turn off the reverb 

[SXSW]

Another pic looking south-southwest.  You can see the water line on the bridge supports which indicates the area beneath the restaurant could be underwater during high flows.


I wonder if they still plan on putting in the dock shown in this site plan:

[waterboy]

I understand that they have to put it high enough to withstand a 1986 level flood. I was merely pointing out that the area underneath it could be problematic 90% of the year. It could be shielded off with concrete walls or something. Just wondering if they have considered its likely use as haven for drug bunnies, geese and transients.

[Conan71]

Concrete walls would pretty much ruin the aesthetics of it being on piers over the water.  I would expect Tom will keep it pretty well policed under the restaurant.  Not much you can do to keep the geese out.  Some sort of fencing in lieu of a wall will just be a debris trap when the water is up.

[Townsend]

Concrete walls would pretty much ruin the aesthetics of it being on piers over the water.  I would expect Tom will keep it pretty well policed under the restaurant.  Not much you can do to keep the geese out.  Some sort of fencing in lieu of a wall will just be a debris trap when the water is up.

Maybe install a few of these?

[Vision 2025]

Kirby, turn off the reverb 

that's unique... LOL

[Townsend]

From their facebook:

[SXSW]

The river is pretty low right now.  If we have the same high flows like we did a few months ago (pretty typical in late spring/early summer) the entire area underneath the restaurant will be underwater.  I'm still curious how they plan to bridge the trail from the parking lot to the restaurant.

[waterboy]

The river is pretty low right now.  If we have the same high flows like we did a few months ago (pretty typical in late spring/early summer) the entire area underneath the restaurant will be underwater.  I'm still curious how they plan to bridge the trail from the parking lot to the restaurant.

Sorry, but it won't be underwater during the flows you describe. I run by there three times a week. I put my kayak in and out there. I took on passengers for my airboats and pontoons there as well, so I know the area at most all levels. The water level at that point is low enough through most of the year that I can beach my kayaks easily there. They will have to either fence it off or enforce no loitering rules to keep the area clear. Course, neither the bums nor the geese pay attention to those rules.

When I passed by there Thursday, there is indeed the makings of a bridge connecting to what looks like the upper level of the structure. BTW, I canoed past there today and the view of the structure from the west side of the river is overpowering. It makes the pier look quite small. I expect it will be a big hit.

[SXSW]

Updated pics from the TW this past week.  Really looking forward to this opening in the next few months.