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CR 232 San Marcos River Bridge

The approach from the west.

Photo taken by Markus Haas in January 2009

BH Photo #132431

Overview: Through truss bridge over San Marcos River on CR 232
Location: Gonzales County, Texas
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1907
Builders: - New Jersey Steel & Iron Co. of Trenton, New Jersey (Bridge looks similar to other bridges in the county built by this builder.)
- Ottawa Bridge Co. (According to 2006 article cited below)
Design: Pratt through truss. Bridge builder plaque missing, but similar in style and age to another in county built by the New Jersey Steel and Iron Works.
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 98.1 ft.
Total length: 274.9 ft.
Deck width: 14.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 18.0 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: San Marcos River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +29.56333, -97.54333 (decimal degrees)
29°33'48" N, 97°32'36" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 14/641111/3271285 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Ottine
Inventory numbers: TXNBI 130900AA0232002 (Texas bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 33039 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 12/2015): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 19.6 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2013): 40