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Upper Elgin Bridge

Bastrop County, Texas

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Upper Elgin Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in August 2009

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BH Photo #144713

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Overview
Pony truss bridge over Wilbarger Creek
Location
Bastrop County, Texas
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1923; Bypassed by new bridge in 1993.
Design
Riveted Warren pony truss with alternating verticals.
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 89.9 ft.
Total length: 123.0 ft.
Deck width: 11.5 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+30.28306, -97.44000   (decimal degrees)
30°16'59" N, 97°26'24" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/650038/3351181 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Elgin West
Inventory numbers
TXNBI 140110AA0127003 (Texas bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 32760 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Bastrop County, Texas (14)
Built 1923 (546)
Built during 1920s (9,018)
Have street view (23,385)
NR-eligible (4,026)
Open to pedestrians (3,634)
Owned by county (19,126)
Pony truss (15,199)
Span length 75-100 feet (5,955)
 Sufficiency rating zero (319)
Texas (2,298)
Total length 100-125 feet (4,745)
Truss (29,909)
Warren pony truss (2,980)
Warren pony truss with alternating verticals (511)
Warren truss (5,927)
Wooden deck (5,915)

Update Log 

  • May 26, 2014: Updated by royce haley: more detailed description
  • July 2, 2010: New Street View added by Nathan Holth

Sources 

  • C Hanchey - cmh2315fl [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Nathan Holth
  • Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com

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