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Brazos River Bridge

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Brazos Point Bridge

Looking north from new bridge

Photo taken by George Thaxton in June 2012

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Overview
Bypassed through truss bridge over Brazos River on CR 1118
Location
Johnson County, Texas
Status
Bypassed by a new bridge and retained for pedestrian use.
History
Built 1914; bypassed 2000
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 142.1 ft.
Total length: 798.9 ft.
Deck width: 18.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.5 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+32.20472, -97.60528   (decimal degrees)
32°12'17" N, 97°36'19" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/631451/3563980 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Brazos Point
Inventory numbers
TXNBI 021270AA0334001 (Texas bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 33136 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/2006)
Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 94.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2004)
970

Update Log 

  • July 16, 2012: New photo from Linda Thaxton
  • May 5, 2010: New Street View added by Nathan Holth
  • December 14, 2009: Updated by Anthony Dillon: Bridge not removed.

Sources 

  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Nathan Holth
  • Linda Thaxton

Comments 

Brazos River Bridge
Posted December 14, 2009, by Curt

This bridge is still standing. The replacement bridge is immediately beside it, but you can park and walk out onto the original bridge.

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