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Abandoned MKT Railroad Bridge

Steel Frame remains intact however floor deck is gone. Creek is about 30 foot below bridge.

Photo taken by Mark Wiley in February 2011

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This Bridge was Built by the MKT railroad around 1933. This is among 4 other structures intact along this mainline that stretched from Dallas to Hillsboro Texas. Rails were lifted around 1995.

Facts

Overview: Abandoned Polygonal Warren pony truss bridge over Mill Creek on MKT Railroad
Location: Milford, Ellis County, Texas
Status: Abandoned
History: Built 1933
Builder: - American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroad: - Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad (MKT; Katy)
Design: Polygonal Warren pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 25.0 ft.
Total length: 60.0 ft.
Deck width: 8.0 ft.
Also called: Katy Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +32.12885, -96.93731 (decimal degrees)
32°07'44" N, 96°56'14" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 14/694577/3556581 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Italy
Inventory number: BH 48147 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

September 28, 2014: New Street View added by Luke
September 27, 2014: Added by Chris Cates
March 20, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Corrected name
August 9, 2012: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added category "Railroad"
February 16, 2011: Updated by David Backlin: Added stream name
February 16, 2011: Added by Mark Wiley

Sources

Mark Wiley
David Backlin - us71 [at] cox [dot] net
Luke
Chris Cates - chriscates1 [at] hotmail [dot] com

MKT - Mill Creek Bridge