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Augusta Street Bridge

Bexar County, Texas

Photos 

Oblique View

All color photos April 2008 by Danny Waite.

Photo taken by Danny Waite

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BH Photo #113786

Map 

Street Views 

Facts 

Overview
Lenticular pony truss bridge over San Antonio River on Augusta Street in San Antonio
Location
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1890 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co. of East Berlin Conn.
Builder
- Berlin Iron Bridge Co. of East Berlin, Connecticut
Design
Lenticular pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 98.1 ft.
Total length: 101.1 ft.
Deck width: 25.6 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+29.43000, -98.49250   (decimal degrees)
29°25'48" N, 98°29'33" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/549224/3255734 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
San Antonio East
Average daily traffic (as of 2011)
1,280
Inventory numbers
TXNBI 150150B00275001 (Texas bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 32770 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of August 2017)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 46 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

19th Century (8,336)
Berlin Iron Bridge Co. (202)
Bexar County, Texas (110)
Bridgemapper.com (1,325)
Built 1890 (293)
Built during 1890s (3,190)
Have street view (28,892)
Lenticular pony truss (102)
Lenticular truss (192)
NR-eligible (4,107)
Open (40,968)
 Owned by city (6,079)
Painted red (70)
Pony truss (17,006)
Riverwalk (49)
San Antonio River (56)
San Antonio, Texas (93)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,651)
Texas (2,903)
Total length 100-125 feet (5,371)
Truss (35,407)

Update Log 

  • June 22, 2017: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
  • July 22, 2014: New photo from Royce and Bobette Haley
  • July 16, 2014: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
  • July 15, 2014: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
  • December 10, 2012: HAER photos posted by James Baughn
  • March 19, 2012: New Street View added by J.P.
  • March 18, 2012: New photos from Quinn Phelan
  • April 22, 2008: Updated by Wayne Kizziar: Added builder and changed build date.

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Sources 

  • Wayne Kizziar - waynekizziar [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Quinn Phelan - qphelan [at] earthlink [dot] net
  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • HAER TX-99 - South Presa Street Bridge, Spanning San Antonio River at Presa Street, San Antonio, Bexar County, TX
  • Todd Wilson
  • Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Dana and Kay Klein

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