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TEXAS BRIDGES
Texas Spans
(occasionally over water)
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The symbolism of bridges, or so we're told, represents problem solving
and compromise. Permanent handshakes extended across chasms of prejudice
and misunderstanding. Romantic ideas like that are great for tourist
brochures, but it gives us a headache. People see bridges as tall
places to drive over or look down from. Our bridges here aren't symbols
of anything; they're real rusting, riveted iron spans. They're mostly
bridges to the 19th Century, but we find that handy since so much
of our content lives there. |
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The
Old Iron Bridges of Lavaca County
by Murray Montgomery
"In 1891 the county had a total of 19 iron bridges; the paper
referred to them as 'substantial structures' and folks back then
took great pride in their creation.'"
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A
Gallery of Forgotten Texas Bridges: Series One
Feature 11-13-07
The Beauchamp Collection - Ten bridge postcards circa 1910:
Ballinger, Corpus Christi, Junction, Marble Falls, Marlin, Mineral
Wells, Concho River Bridge, Tandy’s Station, Tuleta, Gateville
A
Gallery of Forgotten Texas Bridges: Series Two
Feature 12-9-07
The Beauchamp Collection - Ten bridge postcards circa 1910
Albion
- Red River Bridge 2-16-07
Altair
- Colorado River Bridge 1-19-07
Alton
- Denton County 11-12-07
Austin
- Montopolis Bridge 4-2-08
Austin
- Pennybacker Bridge
11-6-07
Beaumont
- Neches River Railroad Drawbridge
Beaumont
- Neches River Rainbow Bridge & Veteran's Memorial Bridge
Beaumont
- The Railroad Lift Bridge
Bell
County Iron Bridges on Sunshine Road 10-15-06
Bluff
Dale - Bluff Dale Bridge Feature
Borger
- Swinging Bridge across Canyon near Borger
Brazos
Point- Brazos River Bridge 4-9-07
Bridge
City - Rainbow Bridge
Bridge
City - Veteran's Memorial Bridge
Bryant
Station 12-1-06
Burkett
- Through Truss Bridge 4-14-08
Calaveras
- Railroad bridge over Calararas Creek & Old bridge over San
Antonio River 3-12-08
Caldwell
County rural bridge near Lockhart
Canadian
- Canadian River Wagon Bridge Feature
Carpenter's
Bluff Bridge - Bridging Texas and Oklahoma
Clear
Fork of the Brazos River Suspension Bridge circa 1896
One of the oldest suspension bridges in Texas
Clifton
- Whipple Truss Bridge
Collingsworth
County - The "Red River Plunge" Bridge of Bonnie &
Clyde Feature
On the National Register
Colorado
County - Ehlinger Bridge, razed Feature
Copano
Bay Causeway
2-11-08
Corpus
Christi Harbor Bridge
Corpus
Christi drawbridge
Corpus
Christi Causeway Bridge
Dallas'
Bridge Of Harmony 10-12-06
Dime
Box - former railroad bridge
Dubina
- Piano Bridge
East Columbia, Texas, Brazos River, railroad swing bridge
Eagle
Pass - The railroad bridge joining Piedras Negras with Eagle Pass
Eagle
Pass - Bridge at Fort Duncan
East
Sweden Pony Truss Bridge
Feature 1-6-08
Ellis
County - The Endangered Spring Creek Bridge
Another Piece of Texas to be Replaced by "Progress"
Fort
Griffin Bridges
3-3-08
Fred
Hartman Bridge
2-18-08
Gainesville
- The Red River Bridge 1-13-08
Gainesville
- Elm Bridge 1-13-08
Glen
Flora - Colorado River bridge ruins
Goliad
County - Bridge Available for Adoption
Granjeño
- Bridge to Mexico under construction 3-27-08
Groesbeck
- Navasota River bridge near Fort Parker
Hamilton
- Bullman Bridge, Leon River, bowstring bridge.
Hamilton
- Bridge over Bear Creek
Hico
- Bridge over the Bosque River
Hidalgo
- Hidalgo Reynosa International Bridge 5-1-07
Hunter
- MKT Railroad Bridge
Huntsville
- Park bridge
Imperial
Through Truss Bridge, Pecos River
Feature 1-1-08
Inks
Lake Bridge
2-25-08
International
Bridge connecting Brownsville with Matamoros
Iron
bridge between Goliad and Beeville
Joppa
Iron Bridge, circa 1911
Joppa
Iron Bridge II
Kirtley
Railroad Bridge
6-30-07
Knippa
- Bridge west of Knippa
Kosse
- Big Elm Creek Bridge 12-21-06
Krum
5-1-07
La
Grange railroad bridge
Langtry,
Val Verde County - Pecos River Bridge Feature
Lavaca
County - Old Iron Bridges Feature
Liberty
Bridge
2-26-08
Limestone
County - State Highway 14 on Navasota River
(No Photos)
Llano
River Roy Inks Bridge
1-17-08
Llano Texas Railroad Through Truss Bridge
1-17-08
Luxello
3-13-08
Mason
- Broad Street Bridge 11-6-06
McQueeney
- Guadalupe River Railroad Bridge
Normanna
- Medio Creek Bridge 11-16-07
New
Braunfels - Faust Street Bridge c1887
Feature 11-15-07
Palacios,
Texas
Peacock
- Oriana Camelback Truss Bridge over Brazos River Feature
2-16-07
Port
Arthur - The Gulfgate Bridge now known as the Martin Luther King
Bridge Feature
The
Possum Kingdom Masonry Arch Bridge Feature
11-9-07
Pottsville
- A bridge over Cowhouse Creek
Rainbow
- Brazos River Bridge
Regency
- Colorado River Bridge Feature
Richland
Springs - Cotton Belt Road Bridge 12-1-06
Richmond
- Railroad bridge 1-17-07
Rio
Hondo - Draw Bridge 4-7-08
Roma
- The International Bridge, one of the few remaining suspension
bridges in Texas
Rusk
Footbridge
Roxton
Bridge - a WPA railroad bridge built of bricks and mortar
San
Antonio River Bridge, Missions Trail
San
Saba - Beveridge Bridge Feature
One of only two suspension bridges, in the state of Texas, that
are still used by cars and trucks.
San
Saba River Bridge, Voca, McCulloch County
San
Antonio - Berg's Mill Bridge Feature
1-12-07
San
Antonion - Hays Street Bridge Feature
1-12-07
San
Diego Bridges 10-5-07
Seguin
- Miller Bridge or Weinot Bridge
Simmons
- Nueces River old bridge 5-17-07
Spofford
- Three Railroad Bridges 4-10-08
Sugarloaf
Bridge of Milam County
Feature 10-23-07
Study
Butte, Brewster County - bridge
Throckmorton
Bridge
5-12-07
Throckmorton
County - Clear Fork of the Brazos River Suspension Bridge Feature
The
Trinity River Railroad Swing Bridge Feature
The
Old Trinity River Highway Span Feature
Tuleta
- Medio Creek Bridge
11-3-07
Uvalde
Railroad Bridge
6-24-07
Valley
Wells Cemetery - Former Nueces River Bridge
Waco
Bridges Feature
Waco
- Waco Suspension Bridge c. 1870, Brazos River
Feature
Waco
- Waco Steel Bridge AKA The Washington Street Bridge, The Iron Bridge
c. 1902, Brazos River Feature
Waxahachie
Weslaco
- The Bridge to Rio Rico, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Wharton
- Colorado River Bridge, Wharton
Williamson
County CR366 Bridge 1-18-07
Woodson
Suspension Bridge
1-31-08
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Bridge
Stories
The
Upshur County Incident by George Lester
There was a bridge just a few hundred yards from our house in Upshur
County. It crossed a little creek then ran through the oil lease
my father managed. It was so polluted nothing survived in it for
very long...
"Playboy"
Burns A Railroad Bridge by N. Ray Maxie
"The burning of the Railroad Bridge was an arson case.
It happened during the summer months of the mid 1970"s in southwest
Houston..."
Footbridge
at Waller Creek by C. F. Eckhardt
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I
was so sure I would find info on Vince's Bridge and its connection
with Sam Houston and the Battle of San Jacinto - but nothing in your
site. There has even been a neighborhood association in 1998 trying
to restore that bridge. A marker put up by the DRT is located on N.
Richy Street in Pasadena, 1 mile north of SH 225 (LaPorte Freeway)
- a couple of blocks behind the circular-shaped Ramada Inn and among
the army of railroad tank cars. I just thought this would make a great
entry page for your site as to historic bridges in the state. - Roland
Jary, Fort Worth, April 21, 2002
Subject: Denton County Iron Bridges Hi, just wanted to say
I like your site! I'm a big fan of old roads, old bridges, old towns
churches etc, so your site is a great way for me to plan road trips!
Your bridge page is great, but you should hve a link to Denton
County Historic Iron Bridges My buddies and I often use them to
string together a bike ride on county roads - we can cover 5-10 in
one ride, depending on the route. - Scott Braden, Richardson TX, May
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