Rating:
51270
{55}%
2 votes
UP - Cummins Creek Bridge
Photos
RR Bridge
Closeup
Photo taken by Julie Bowers in February 2012
Enlarge
BH Photo #225261
Description
I found this one trying to find the King. Remember traveling in my RV, flagged down a JEEP. The owner said yes there is an old bridge up there, but you should stop at the top of the hill. This was a low water crossing for vehicles when there is no water. Pretty cool find.
Facts
- Overview
- Bridge over Cummins Creek on MKT Railroad
- Location
- Rek Hill, Fayette County, Texas
- Status
- Open to traffic
- Railroads
- - Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad (MKT)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
- Design
- Polygonal Warren through truss
- Also called
- MKT - Cummins Creek Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +29.91786, -96.60922 (decimal degrees)
29°55'04" N, 96°36'33" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 14/730809/3312086 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Industry
- Inventory number
- BH 51270 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- July 14, 2012: Photo imported by Luke Harden
- February 12, 2012: Updated by David Backlin: Added categoriy "Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad"
- February 12, 2012: Added by Julie Bowers