Hogpen Creek Bridge

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Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Hogpen Creek on CR 174
Location: Falls County, Texas
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built 1900
Design: Pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 49.9 ft.
Total length: 51.8 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +31.47778, -96.77944 (decimal degrees)
31°28'40" N, 96°46'46" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 14/710947/3484688 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Otto
Average daily traffic (as of 2009): 55
Inventory numbers: TXNBI 090740AA0247001 (Texas bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 33008 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of February 2012): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 30.2 (out of 100)
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December 18, 2012: Updated by Matt Lohry: Updated status per forum post: this bridge has been replaced.

Hogpen Creek Bridge

Posted December 18, 2012, by Roger & Kathleen Schumacher (kathleen_schumacher [at] Yahoo [dot] com)

Sorry to say, openning soon is another plain concrete brige. Existing metal bridge is gone without a trace.