Fort Richardson State Park Bridge
Photos
Overview
http://www.texasescapes.com/TRIPS/Fort-Richardson-State-Park-Texas.htm
BH Photo #194232
Facts
- Overview
- Quadrangular Warren through truss bridge
- Location
- Jacksboro (Fort Richardson State Park), Jack County, Texas
- Status
- Closed to all traffic
- Future prospects
- The bridge will be used as a part of a pedestrian trail.
- Railroad
- - Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (RI; CRIP; ROCK)
- Design
- Quadrangular Warren through truss
- Recognition
- Listed as a contributing resource to a designated historic district on the National Register of Historic Places
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +33.20819, -98.16189 (decimal degrees)
33°12'29" N, 98°09'43" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 14/578109/3674680 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Jacksboro
- Inventory number
- BH 48256 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- January 30, 2014: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Railroad", "Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad"
- February 28, 2011: Updated by Matthew Lohry: Corrected bridge type--this is actually a Quadrangular Warren truss, or simply a "Lattice" truss.
- February 25, 2011: Added by James McCray
Comments
Anthony - you read my mind! I suspect that either Farnsworth and Blodgett or perhaps M. Lassig could possibly be responsible for this one.
I remember seeing that span sitting next to the entrance of Fort Richardson State Park when I went there for a Volksmarch sometime in the 1986-1987 timespan. I was stationed at Fort Sill, Oklahoma at the time. I even have a picture of it somewhere in my photo albums, as I thought it was odd sitting there, nowhere close to any stream. I believe that I read somewhere that it was an old railroad span from somewhere near Jacksboro, as many years ago, several railroads apparently ran through there. I remember seeing the roadbed for one still visible near town. I confirmed this by looking in a copy of a 1928 railroad atlas. Doesn't look like much has changed.
It's a Warren-Quadrangular (Quadruple-intersecting Warren truss)
The pedimented portal bracing looks similar to those built by Farnsworth & Blodgett.
just found this bridge. need help here. is it a whipple, double intersection warren, trip. intersection warren, or other? who made it? any other information would help.
This page's URL is http://bridgehunter.com/tx/jack/bh48256/
Yup.....forgot about Lassig, as they used that design some too. I would suspect given the location that F&B would be more probable as that seems closer to their region.