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MKT - Brazos River Bridge (Old)

Austin County, Texas

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Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Brazos River on Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad
Location
Austin County, Texas
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1892; Replaced 1906
Builder
- Youngstown Bridge Co. of Youngstown, Ohio
Railroad
- Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad (MKT)
Design
Howe through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+29.77177, -96.03617   (decimal degrees)
29°46'18" N, 96°02'10" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/786571/3297178 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 83692 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,803)
Austin County, Texas (22)
Brazos River (38)
Built 1892 (229)
Built during 1890s (3,046)
Howe through truss (456)
Howe truss (570)
Lost (26,148)
Lost 1906 (33)
Lost during 1900s (341)
 Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad (189)
Owned by railroad (12,892)
Pin-connected (4,005)
Railroad (16,034)
Replaced by new bridge (17,688)
Texas (2,491)
Through truss (15,608)
Truss (33,702)
Youngstown Bridge Co. (24)

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  • December 3, 2018: New photo from Luke

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