Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Spring Creek Road Bridge

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Barrel Shot

Bridge was built 1890 and moved to new abutments in 1990 . New bridge was constructed on old bridge right of way.

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Oblique View

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Underneath

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Replacement Span

For those new to the site our webmaster , James Baughn, has dubbed these spans UCEB's : Ugly Concrete Eyesore Bridge's. Very fitting eh ?

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Deck View

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Closeup of Pin Connection & Vertical Damage

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View Looking North

Note new piers.

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Upper chord joint

Note steel imprint "Jones & Laughlins"

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New Piers & Rip Rap at Portal

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Map

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Facts

Overview: Through truss bridge over Grove Creek on Spring Creek Road in Waxahachie
Location: Ellis County, Texas
Status: Preserved awaiting full restoration
History: Built 1890
Design: Through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 44.9 ft.
Total length: 134.8 ft.
Deck width: 27.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.5 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +32.42889, -96.81083 (decimal degrees)
32°25'44" N, 96°48'39" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 14/705831/3590085 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Waxahachie
Inventory number: BH 32983 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2005): Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 88.5 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005): 855

Update Log

April 27, 2008: Updated by Wayne Kizziar

Sources

Wayne Kizziar - wayne1701 [at] cableone [dot] net

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