Ellis-McGinnis Construction is renovating the Waldrip Bridge as part of a larger contract with TxDOT that includes work on two smaller truss bridges - one near San Saba and the other across Turkey Creek on FM 114, about 30 miles north of Brownwood.
History
Built 1936
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 129.9 ft.
Total length: 130.9 ft.
Deck width: 13.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.9 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+31.98333, -99.14833(decimal degrees) 31°58'60" N, 99°08'54" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
TXNBI 230250AA0114002 (Texas bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 32799 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of April 2017)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory(6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory(6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good(7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 45.4 (out of 100) View more at BridgeReports.com
Categories
Update Log
June 8, 2012: New photos from Ken Miller
August 26, 2011: Updated by aaron leibold: renovations schelduled
Sources
aaron leibold - aaron [dot] mightypenguin [at] gmail [dot] com