Winchell Through Truss

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WinchellTexasBridge

Photo taken by Judy McBride & Barclay Gibson

BH Photo #210699

Overview: Camelback through truss bridge over Colorado River on old Hwy 377
Location: McCulloch County, Texas, and Brown County, Texas
Status: Closed to all traffic
Future prospects: This bridge was condemned in 1987 and a new concrete bridge was built next to it. Brown and McCulloch Counties signed a joint maintenance resolution at that time, each county being responsible for repairs to their half, including removal of tall vegetation under the bridge and spot painting to protect bridge joints and cover graffiti. To prevent access to the old structure, about 60 feet of approach was removed from each end.
History: Completed in 1932 by the Austin Bridge Co., the bridge narrowly survived the record high flood of 1936, condemned in 1987
Builder: - Austin Bridge Co. of Dallas, Texas and Atlanta, Georgia
Design: Designed with three through truss camelback sections, the center truss measures 200’ in length and each end truss is 110’. Including the approaches, the total length was originally 848.2 feet.
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 200.0 ft.
Total length: 840.0 ft.
Deck width: 18.0 ft.
Also called: Hwy 377 Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +31.46806, -99.16221 (decimal degrees)
31°28'05" N, 99°09'44" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 14/484590/3481488 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number: BH 49420 (Bridgehunter.com ID)