Colbert Bridge (3rd)

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Overview

Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Red River on Road

Location

Bryan County, Oklahoma, and Grayson County, Texas

Status

Removed but not replaced

History

Built 1915; Main span destroyed by gas pipeline fire & remainder demolished 1961

Builder

- Midland Bridge Co. of Kansas City, Missouri

Design

Pennsylvania through truss

Dimensions

Total length: 675.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+33.81818, -96.52342   (decimal degrees)
33°49'05" N, 96°31'24" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

14/729220/3744755 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Denison Dam

Inventory number

BH 77740 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• September 21, 2018: Updated by Luke: Added builder
• October 23, 2017: New photos from tim allman
• June 22, 2017: Added by Dave King

Related Bridges 

• Colbert Bridge (2nd) (Predecessor)

Sources 

• tim allman - wcswngdncr [at] gmail [dot] com
• Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
• Luke
• Steam Shovel and Dredge Volume 17 - Book
• Engineering Record, Building Record and Sanitary Engineer, Volume 67 - Book

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