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Waco Suspension Bridge

McLennan County, Texas

Photos 

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

BH Photo #115067

Map 

Description 

First bridge to cross the Brazos River. Largest bridge of its type in the South. Located Off the Martin Luther King, Jr Blvd between Taylor & Elm Streets

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
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 

19th Century (6,448)
Brazos River (33)
Bridgemapper.com (1,326)
Built 1869 (61)
Built during 1860s (409)
HAER documented (1,100)
McLennan County, Texas (25)
 NR-listed (2,838)
Open to pedestrians (3,676)
Park (270)
Suspension (621)
Texas (2,330)
Waco, Texas (17)
Wire/cable Suspension (139)

Update Log 

  • 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

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