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Waco Suspension Bridge

McLennan County, Texas
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

Map 

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
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)
USGS topographic map
Waco West
Inventory numbers
NRHP 70000850 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 33256 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (4,168)
Brazos River (19)
Built 1869 (40)
Built during 1860s (250)
HAER documented (808)
McLennan County, Texas (19)
NR-listed (2,603)
 Open to pedestrians (2,239)
Park (205)
Suspension (303)
Texas (1,624)
Waco, Texas (11)
Wire/cable Suspension (121)

Update Log 

  • 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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