Waco Suspension Bridge

Photos 

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

BH Photo #115067

Map 

Description 

Facts 

Overview

Suspension bridge over the Brazos River on Bridge Street in Waco

Location

Waco, McLennan County, Texas

Status

Open to pedestrians only

History

Built 1869-70; rehabilitated 1914; rehabilitated again 2022

Design

Wire suspension

Recognition

Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 22, 1970

Also called

The Old Swinging Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+31.56112, -97.12723   (decimal degrees)
31°33'40" N, 97°07'38" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

14/677744/3493311 (zone/easting/northing)

Inventory numbers

NRHP 70000850 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 33256 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• June 28, 2022: New photos from Bambi Sharkoman
• February 26, 2018: New photo from David Shedlock
• February 14, 2018: New photo from Dana and Kay Klein
• March 27, 2015: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
• November 15, 2012: New photos from Brent Tindall
• February 14, 2011: Updated by Matthew Lohry: Adjusted GPS coordinates
• June 10, 2008: New photos from Historic American Engineering Record

Sources 

• Matt Lohry
• Wikipedia
• Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Historicbridges.org - by Nathan Holth
• Brent Tindall - bizzat219 [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Todd Wilson
• Dana and Kay Klein
• David Shedlock
• Jesse Sharkoman Berube - jesseberube5 [at] gmail [dot] com

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