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I&GN - Branch of White Rock Creek Bridge
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I&GN/MP Adandoned Railroad Bridge
Adandoned Railroad bridge south of Irene Texas
Photo taken by Mark Wiley in February 2011
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BH Photo #193746
Description
Originally a wooden trestle was built in 1903 by the I&GN Railroad and replaced by the current structure around 1940 after flood damaged original bridge. This railroad line ran from Waco to Ft Worth Texas and was in operation until rails were lifted in 1964. Bridge is intact however over 400 ft was removed at the north end and the remaining portion was left as is.
Facts
- Overview
- Abandoned bridge over Branch of White Rock Creek on IGN Railroad
- Location
- Hill County, Texas
- Status
- Abandoned
- History
- Believed to have been built in 1903, replaced in 1940 by the International & Great Northern Railroad
- Railroads
- - International & Great Northern Railroad (I&GN)
- Missouri Pacific Railroad ("MoPac" MP)
- Design
- Concrete deck girder
- Dimensions
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Total length: 800.0 ft.
Deck width: 8.0 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +31.97426, -96.87106 (decimal degrees)
31°58'27" N, 96°52'16" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 14/701166/3539562 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Irene
- Inventory number
- BH 48149 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- August 9, 2012: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added category "Railroad"
- February 16, 2011: Added by Mark Wiley