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Nueces River Bridge

Dimmit County, Texas
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Photo taken by Barclay Gibson

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Subject: Nueces River bridge in the Valley Wells Cemetery When I was a kid, there was a metal sign on the Nueces River Bridge in Valley Wells. The sign stated that the bridge was built in 1909 by an iron company in Iowa. Someone pried the sign off in the 60s. The bridge was replaced in 2001. There was talk about moving the old bridge to the park in Carrizo Springs. I do not think that the County wanted to pay the cost to transport it that far and left it in the cemetery.

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Overview
Through truss bridge over Nueces River on Diamond H Ranch Road
Location
Dimmit County, Texas
Status
Stripped to the frame and abandoned in Valley Wells Cemetary
History
Built ca. 1910; replaced 2001
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 88.9 ft.
Total length: 90.9 ft.
Deck width: 12.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+28.47884, -99.51043   (decimal degrees)
28°28'44" N, 99°30'38" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/450036/3150353 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Valley Wells
Inventory numbers
TXNBI 220640AA0135001 (Texas bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 32962 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 01/1999)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 24.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1990)
50

Categories 

Built during 1910s (6,729)
Dimmit County, Texas (1)
In storage (76)
Lost 2001 (394)
Lost during 2000s (3,090)
Owned by county (16,483)
Pin-connected (1,519)
Pratt through truss (3,166)
 Pratt truss (5,658)
Relocated (364)
Span length 75-100 feet (4,718)
Structurally deficient (16,677)
Texas (1,526)
Through truss (9,205)
Total length 75-100 feet (4,794)
Truss (23,565)

Update Log 

  • March 5, 2013: New photos from Barclay Gibson
  • August 20, 2011: Updated by aaron leibold: Bridge was moved to, then abandoned in Valley Wells Cemetery

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Nueces River Bridge
Posted March 11, 2013, by Robert Elder (robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

This is far better than having it scrapped. At least it is still available for reuse - albeit after some restoration.

Nueces River Bridge
Posted March 9, 2013, by Anonymous

Dammit, Dimmit! That's no way to treat an important historical artifact! Silly Texas; cemeteries are for people!