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Clifton Whipple
Truss Bridge Historical Marker:
Built in 1884 by
the Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio, at a cost of $6,465,
this bridge spans 150 feet across the North Bosque River. This type
of bridge, called a Whipple truss, was named for its designer. One
of the few remaining Whipple truss bridges in the state, it opened
up travel routes from the south and west to the north and east. Withstanding
many floods, the bridge provided an important transportation connection
for Bosque County
residents from 1884 to 1941 when traffic was routed west of the Bosque
River to the newly constructed Highway 6. |
Clifton Whipple
Truss Bridge
historical marker
Photo courtesy William
Beauchamp, July 2009 |
Clifton Whipple
Truss Bridge
TE post card archive |
Although
the caption of the post card on the right gives the location of the
bridge as Waco, alert reader
Paul Newsome identified it as the Whipple Truss Bridge, still standing
at CliftonTexas.htm:
"That [post card] is most certainly a picture of the Whipple
Truss Bridge in CliftonTexas.htm, a Texas Historical Landmark, built
in 1884 by Wrought Iron Bridge Company.
Another angle of the bridge as well as more information can be found
at: http://clifton.centraltx.com/history.htm." - Paul Newsome,
January 11, 2004 |
The Clifton Whipple
Truss Bridge in 2004
TE photo |
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