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Palo Pinto Creek Bridge

Eastland County, Texas

Photos 

Facing east

Photo taken by M C Toyer in September 2014

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BH Photo #296816

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Concrete stringer bridge over Bear Creek tributary of Palo Pinto Creek on I-20 NBFR (former US 80)
Location
Eastland County, Texas
Status
Open to traffic / good condition
History
Built 1934
Builder
- Texas Highway Department
Design
Concrete stringer with one steel stringer over creek bed. Cast in place concrete posts and rails. Concrete deck overlaid with asphalt.
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 50.0 ft.
Total length: 290.0 ft.
Deck width: 25.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+32.50383, -98.47756   (decimal degrees)
32°30'14" N, 98°28'39" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/549075/3596404 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Strawn East
Elevation
990 ft. above sea level
Inventory number
BH 63285 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (16,947)
Built 1934 (834)
Built during 1930s (12,198)
Concrete stringer (871)
Continuous (2,641)
Eastland County, Texas (39)
 Open (41,012)
Owned by state (16,591)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,459)
Texas (2,931)
Texas Highway Department (21)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,544)

Update Log 

  • November 12, 2017: Updated by Royce and Bobette Haley: county
  • October 1, 2014: New Street View added by M C Toyer

Sources 

  • Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • M C Toyer - mctoyer [at] hotmail [dot] com

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