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Old McKinney Road Bridge

Denton County, Texas

Photos 

Old mckinney rd bridge

Photo taken by Mr Nolan Burris

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BH Photo #209265

Map 

Description 

This bridge was likely built in 1911 - builder not specified. It was abandoned by the 1960s.

Facts 

Overview
Abandoned Pratt Through Truss bridge over Elm Branch Trinity River
Location
Denton County, Texas
Status
Abandoned
Design
The abandoned Pratt Through Truss bridge is commonly known as the Old McKinney Bridge. Originally built to connect the Green Valley Community to Belew, north of Aubrey.
Dimensions
Total length: 75.0 ft.
Also called
Green Valley Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+33.33288, -97.03042   (decimal degrees)
33°19'58" N, 97°01'50" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/683310/3689922 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Green Valley
Inventory number
BH 49378 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Abandoned (3,645)
Deck removed (43)
Denton County, Texas (29)
Pratt through truss (5,387)
Pratt truss (9,292)
Preserved (1,179)
 Texas (2,471)
Through truss (15,054)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,581)
Trinity River (Texas) (59)
Truss (32,769)

Update Log 

  • October 17, 2014: New photos from Jerrell Parker
  • August 4, 2014: New photo from Jerrell Parker
  • August 25, 2013: Updated by Dave King: Added category "Deck removed"
  • August 25, 2013: New photos from Jerrell Parker
  • August 20, 2013: New photo from Jerrell Parker
  • August 19, 2011: Added by aaron leibold

Sources 

  • aaron leibold - aaron [dot] mightypenguin [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Jerrell Parker - jerrell [dot] parker [at] gmail [dot] com

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