Top Ranked Texas Bridges

Cummins Creek Bridge (Fayette County, Texas)
Rated 100% with 2 votes
Abandoned through truss bridge over Cummins Creek on CR 182
Bypassed by a new bridge in 1996 and abandoned
Built ca. 1920; bypassed in 1996 and abandoned
Guadalupe River Bridge (Comal County, Texas)
Rated 99% with 2 votes
Concrete arch bridge over Guadalupe River on Business 35 in New Braunfels
Open to traffic
Built 1934 by the Uvalde Construction Co.
Branch Salt Fork Brazos River Bridge (Crosby County, Texas)
Rated 99% with 2 votes
Pony truss bridge over a branch of Salt Fork Brazos River on CR 267
Open to traffic
Built 1938
Yancey Road Bridge (Frio County, Texas)
Rated 99% with 3 votes
Lenticular through truss bridge over Pond/Tehuacana Creek on Private Road
Open to authorized vehicles only
Built 1891 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co; Closed 1990; Relocated 2001; Rehabilitated 2003
Bear Creek Bridge (Hamilton County, Texas)
Rated 99% with 2 votes
Abandoned through truss bridge over Bear Creek on CR 103
Abandoned
Bypassed 2001
Cedar Bayou Bridge (Harris County, Texas)
Rated 99% with 2 votes
Lost Bridge over Cedar Bayou on Tri- City Beach Road
No longer exists
Closed and removed in the mid to late 1980s
Galveston-Houston Electric Railway Viaduct (Harris County, Texas)
Rated 99% with 2 votes
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway & Leeland Road
Removed
Built 1910
BNSF - Trinity River Swing Bridge (Liberty County, Texas)
Rated 99% with 2 votes
Deck plate girder bridge over Trinity River on BNSF Railroad
Open to traffic
UP - Salt Creek Bridge (Limestone County, Texas)
Rated 99% with 3 votes
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Salt Creek on Road
Open to traffic
Built 1912
Briar Creek Bridge (Navarro County, Texas)
Rated 99% with 2 votes
Abandoned and bypassed pony truss bridge over Briar Creek .
Abandoned
Steinman Bridge (Wilbarger County, Texas)
Rated 99% with 2 votes
Abandoned through truss bridge on Old FM 2326 over Beaver Creek
Derelict/abandoned
Bypassed and left standing in place in 1978
Bastrop Bridge (Bastrop County, Texas)
Rated 98% with 2 votes
Three-span through truss bridge over the Colorado River in Bastrop
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1922; Bypassed by new bridge in 1958
Sam Bass Road Bridge at Clear Creek (Denton County, Texas)
Rated 98% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Clear Creek on Sam Bass Road
Truss frame abandoned in field near new bridge
Built 1908 for $1500 - Replaced 2007. Truss frame left in nearby field
Choctaw Bottoms Bridge (Grayson County, Texas)
Rated 98% with 2 votes
Lost pony truss bridge over Choctaw Creek on Choctaw Bottoms Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built by the American Bridge Co.; replaced 1999
Sabine River Bridge (Harrison County, Texas)
Rated 98% with 2 votes
Lost truss bridge over Sabine River on Unknown (maybe former alignment of SR 43)
Collapsed with wreckage still remaining
Exists in 1995 satellite images, but not in 2005. Shown on 1958 topo map with road dead-ending after the bridge at the north side of the river.
BNSF - Deadman Creek Bridge (Austin County, Texas)
Rated 97% with 2 votes
Stone arch bridge over Deadman Creek on Railroad
Open to traffic
Boggy Creek Bridge (Austin County, Texas)
Rated 97% with 2 votes
Abandoned Bridge
Abandoned
Plum Creek Bridge (Caldwell County, Texas)
Rated 97% with 3 votes
Through truss bridge over Plum Creek on a pedestrian walkway in Luling
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1931
SP - Cottonwood Creek Bridge (Collin County, Texas)
Rated 97% with 2 votes
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Cottonwood Creek on DART

Built 1910
Guadalupe River Bridge (Gonzales County, Texas)
Rated 97% with 2 votes
Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over Guadalupe River on Road
Abandoned
Leon River Bridge CR 210 (Hamilton County, Texas)
Rated 97% with 3 votes
Abandoned through truss bridge over Leon River on CR 210
Southern approach completely washed away and truss has collapsed into river.
Bypassed by new bridge in 2000
HB&T - Buffalo Bayou Swing Bridge (Harris County, Texas)
Rated 97% with 3 votes
Through truss bridge over Buffalo Bayou on Railroad
Open to traffic
Collapsed Bridge over Spring Creek on Lost (Logging?) Road (Harris County, Texas)
Rated 97% with 3 votes
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Spring Creek on Unknown
Collapsed
Worley Bridge (Milam County, Texas)
Rated 97% with 5 votes
Pratt through truss bridge over San Gabriel River on Cr 428
Open to traffic
Built 1911
Bennett Road Brick Single Arch Bridge (Parker County, Texas)
Rated 97% with 3 votes
Brick arch bridge over Branch of Rock Creek on Bennett Road
Open to traffic
Built 1942
Trinity River Bridge (Trinity County, Texas)
Rated 97% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Trinity River on Old TX 19
Open to traffic
Built 1941; rehabilitated 2003
SAU&G - Nueces River "A" Bridge (Zavala County, Texas)
Rated 97% with 3 votes
Lost Waddell "A" through truss bridge over Nueces River on San Antonio, Uvalde & Gulf Railroad
Destroyed by flooding
Built 1909; Lost to flooding 1935; Replaced afterwards
TX 29 Colorado River Bridge (Burnet County, Texas)
Rated 96% with 3 votes
Through truss bridge over Colorado River on TX 29 in Buchanan Dam
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1937 by the Austin Bridge Company
TX 111 Drainage Culvert (DeWitt County, Texas)
Rated 96% with 2 votes
Concrete culvert bridge over Drainage on SH 111/E. Morris St
Open
Built 1936
TX 71 Business Colorado River Bridge (Fayette County, Texas)
Rated 96% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Colorado River on TX 71 Business in La Grange
Open to traffic
Built 1941 by the Austin Bridge Co.
Leon River CR 106 Bridge (Hamilton County, Texas)
Rated 96% with 3 votes
Abandoned through truss bridge over Leon River on CR 106
Abandoned
Bypassed by new bridge.
Junction Bridge (Kimble County, Texas)
Rated 96% with 3 votes
Through truss bridge over South Llano River on Loop 481 in Junction
Open to traffic
Built 1937
Northeast Texas Trail - Cane Creek Bridge (Lamar County, Texas)
Rated 96% with 3 votes
Abandoned brick arch bridge over Cane Creek on Old railroad grade
Abandoned
Mission Espada Aqueduct (Bexar County, Texas)
Rated 95% with 4 votes
Stone arch bridge over Piedras Creek on Acequia Madre
Still carries water
Built between 1731 and 1745
North Bosque River Bridge (Bosque County, Texas)
Rated 95% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over North Bosque River on CR 3112 in Clifton
Open to traffic
Built 1884
UP - San Bernard River Bridge (Old) (Brazoria County, Texas)
Rated 95% with 2 votes
Deck plate girder bridge over San Bernard River on Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
Replaced 2018
Kelly Crossing Bridge (Caldwell County, Texas)
Rated 95% with 3 votes
Lenticular pony truss bridge over Plum Creek on CR 186 (Old Kelly Road), east of Lockhart
Derelict
Built ca. 1895 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co.
Rogers Street Bridge (Ellis County, Texas)
Rated 95% with 3 votes
Pratt through truss bridge on Rogers Street over Waxahachie Creek in Waxahachie
Open to pedestrians
Built 1889 by Wrought Iron Bridge Company Canton Ohio . Rehabilitated 2004.
Carpenters Bluff Bridge (Grayson County, Texas)
Rated 95% with 7 votes
Through truss bridge over Red River on Carpenters Bluff Road (formerly KO&G RR)
Open to foot traffic only and includes a Wagon Shelf extension of South deck
Built 1910; Renovated for auto use 1965, rehabilitated 1981
HB&T - Buffalo Bayou Bascule Bridge (Harris County, Texas)
Rated 95% with 12 votes
Abandoned through truss bridge over Buffalo Bayou on Railroad
Abandoned
Built 1912
KCS - Neches River Lift Bridge (Jefferson County, Texas)
Rated 95% with 2 votes
Bridge over Neches River on KCS Railroad
Open to traffic
Constructed in 1941, it was operated on-site until 2004 until its operation was remotely relocated to Kansas City.
Oilfield Road Steel Pipe Bridge (Madison County, Texas)
Rated 95% with 3 votes
Abandoned steel stringer bridge over Unknown Stream on Oilfield Road
Bypassed
San Gabriel River Bridge (Milam County, Texas)
Rated 95% with 4 votes
Through truss bridge over San Gabriel River on CR 428
Open to traffic
Built 1911
Woodson Bridge (Shackelford County, Texas)
Rated 95% with 6 votes
Wire suspension bridge over Clear Fork Brazos River
Closed to all traffic
Built 1896. Remodeled in 1926 by Austin Bridge Co.
Wilson County Camelback Bridge (Wilson County, Texas)
Rated 95% with 2 votes
Abandoned through truss bridge over San Antonio River on FM 775 (fomerly FM 3444 and old County Road 117))
Abandoned
Built ca. 1890; Bypassed by new bridge in 1986
Big Elm Creek Bridge (Bell County, Texas)
Rated 94% with 2 votes
Pony truss bridge over Big Elm Creek on Old TX 81
Open to traffic
Built 1921
Brackenridge Park Bridge (Bexar County, Texas)
Rated 94% with 7 votes
Lenticular through truss bridge over San Antonio River on Brackenridge Road in San Antonio
Open to two-lane traffic
Built 1890 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co.
Lone Star Brewery Bridge (Bexar County, Texas)
Rated 94% with 2 votes
Pratt pony truss bridge over San Antonio River on Museum Reach Riverwalk
Open to pedestrians only
Bridge Between the towers of the Original Lone Star Brewery
Texas Electric - Oak Cliff Viaduct (Dallas County, Texas)
Rated 94% with 4 votes
Abandoned concrete stringer bridge over E. Clarendon Drive, Cedar Creek, and former AT&SF Railway on Former Texas Electric Ry. (orig. Southern Traction Co.)
Abandoned and partially removed
Built 1913-14, abandoned Sept. 1949; sections have been demolished over time.
Rector Road Bridge (Denton County, Texas)
Rated 94% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Clear Creek on Rector Road in Sanger
Relocated
Built 1908; relocated to Guyer High School in Denton in 2005
Old Galveston Causeway (Galveston County, Texas)
Rated 94% with 5 votes
Modern lift bridge with concrete arch approach spans over Galveston Bay on BNSF Railway (and former highway)
Open to railroad traffic only
Built 1912, Original Bascule replaced in 1987; 1987 bascule span replaced in 2012 by a lift span
Yale Street Bridge (Harris County, Texas)
Rated 94% with 3 votes
Lost concrete tee beam bridge over White Oak Bayou on Yale Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1931; Replaced 2016
Winchell Through Truss (McCulloch County, Texas)
Rated 94% with 4 votes
Camelback through truss bridge over Colorado River on old Hwy 377
Closed to all traffic
Completed in 1932 by the Austin Bridge Co., the bridge narrowly survived the record high flood of 1936, condemned in 1987
Post Oak Creek Trib Bridge (Navarro County, Texas)
Rated 94% with 2 votes
2-panel bedstead Pratt pony truss bridge over a branch of Post Oak Creek on N. 15 Street in Corsicana
Open to traffic
Built 1908
Briar Creek Bridge (Navarro County, Texas)
Rated 94% with 3 votes
Abandoned pony truss bridge over Briar Creek on FM 3041
Bypassed by a new bridge and abandoned
Bypassed in 1999
Wildcat Bridge Road Bridge (Robertson County, Texas)
Rated 94% with 2 votes
Pratt through truss bridge over Little Brazos River on Wildcat Bridge Road
Restored and reopened to traffic
Built 1920, restored in 2013
Beveridge Bridge (San Saba County, Texas)
Rated 94% with 3 votes
Suspension bridge over San Saba River on CR 200
Historic restoration completed February, 2009, reopened for pedestrian use only.
Built 1896 by Flinn-Moyer Bridge Co.; reconstructed 1938 by Austin Bridge Co.; closed to all traffic 2004; historic restoration 2005-2009 by Texas Department of Transportation, reopened for pedestrian use.
San Saba River Bridge (San Saba County, Texas)
Rated 94% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over San Saba River on CR 204
Open to traffic
Barton Springs Bridge (Travis County, Texas)
Rated 94% with 2 votes
Concrete arch bridge over Barton Creek on Barton Springs Road in Austin
Open to traffic
Built 1926; rehabilitated 1946
San Gabriel River Bridge (Williamson County, Texas)
Rated 94% with 4 votes
Through truss bridge over San Gabriel River on CR 366
Bypassed and abandoned in 1982.
Built 1922
Clear Fork Plum Creek Bridge (Caldwell County, Texas)
Rated 93% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Clear Fork Plum Creek on Robin Ranch Rd (CR 213)
Closed to all traffic
Built 1910; Bypassed by new bridge in 1997
SP - Rowlett Creek Bridge (Collin County, Texas)
Rated 93% with 2 votes
Pratt through truss bridge over Rowlett Creek on DART
Not in current use
Built 1914
Willow Springs Road Bridge (Fayette County, Texas)
Rated 93% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Cummins Creek on Willow Springs Road
Open to traffic
Built ca.1885
Galveston Bay Wagon Bridge (Galveston County, Texas)
Rated 93% with 2 votes
Pratt through truss swing bridge over Galveston Bay on Road
Destroyed by severe weather
Built 1893; Destroyed by the 1900 Hurricane
Waterloo Park Bridge (Grayson County, Texas)
Rated 93% with 2 votes
Pratt through truss bridge relocated to public park
On display in park, used as pathway
Built in 1886 by the Kansas City Bridge & Iron Company
Old Highway 80 Bridge (Harrison County, Texas)
Rated 93% with 5 votes
Abandoned truss bridge over Wards Creek on Old US Route 80 (CR3810)
Abandoned
UP/Ferromex - Eagle Pass-Piedras Negras International Railway Bridge (Maverick County, Texas)
Rated 93% with 8 votes
Parker through truss bridge over Rio Grande on Removed Railroad (UP & Ferromex)
Open to traffic
Built 1922
Bryant Station Bridge (Milam County, Texas)
Rated 93% with 4 votes
Bypassed through truss bridge over Little River on CR 106
Bypassed by new bridge.
Built 1909; bypassed by a new bridge in 2002
TXPF - Colorado River Bridge (Ballinger) (Runnels County, Texas)
Rated 93% with 2 votes
Pratt Through Truss bridge over Colorado river on Fort Worth and Western Railroad
Abandoned
Red River Bridge (Hardeman County, Texas)
Rated 92% with 2 votes
Lost through truss bridge over Red River on CR 112
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1925
Moore's Crossing Bridge (Travis County, Texas)
Rated 92% with 3 votes
Through truss bridge over Onion Creek on Moores Bridge Rd
Open to pedestrians
Built 1884 at Congress Avenue; Two Spans Moved Here In 1922; Closed to vehicular traffic in 1981
UP - Pecos River High Bridge (Val Verde County, Texas)
Rated 92% with 5 votes
Massive cantilevered deck truss bridge over Pecos River on the Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1944, replacing an earlier 1892 viaduct
BNSF - FM 390 Overpass (Washington County, Texas)
Rated 92% with 9 votes
Stone arch bridge over FM 390 on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic
Built 1920
Brushy Creek Bridge (Williamson County, Texas)
Rated 92% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Brushy Creek on CR 456
Closed
Built 1912; rehabilitated 2005
UP-Cibolo Creek Bridge (Bexar County, Texas)
Rated 91% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Cibolo Creek and Evans Road on the Union Pacific Railroad ( MKT)
Open to traffic
Built 1928
Nueces River Bridge (Dimmit County, Texas)
Rated 91% with 7 votes
Through truss bridge over Nueces River on Diamond H Ranch Road
Stripped to the frame and abandoned in Valley Wells Cemetary
Built ca. 1910; replaced 2001
Witten Road Bridge (Ellis County, Texas)
Rated 91% with 2 votes
Abandoned bridge over Unnamed creek on Old railroad grade
Derelict/abandoned
Built 1911
Bluff Dale Suspension Bridge (Erath County, Texas)
Rated 91% with 9 votes
Cable-stayed bridge over Puluxy River on CR 149 (Berry's Creek Road)
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1890 by the Runyon Bridge Co.; relocated 1934
Goodman Bridge (Nacogdoches County, Texas)
Rated 91% with 3 votes
Pony truss bridge over Angelina River on CR 789
Replaced, awaiting restoration and reassembly at park
Built 1929
Corpus Christi Harbor Bridge (Nueces County, Texas)
Rated 91% with 3 votes
Steel through truss arch bridge over Corpus Christi Ship Channel on US 181 in Corpus Christi
Open to traffic
Built 1959; rehabilitated 1987; closed due to damage from Hurricane Harvey in August 2017; reopened October 2017
BUS-US-59 - Colorado River Bridge (Wharton County, Texas)
Rated 91% with 2 votes
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Colorado River on Business 59 SB in Wharton
Closed to all traffic, in process of being rehabilitated
Built 1930
Crockett Street Bridge (Bexar County, Texas)
Rated 90% with 3 votes
Lenticular pony truss bridge over San Antonio River on Crockett Street in San Antonio
Open to traffic
Built 1891 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co.
Pleasanton Road Bridge (Bexar County, Texas)
Rated 90% with 2 votes
Open-spandrel concrete arch bridge over Medina River on Old Pleasanton Road
Closed to all traffic
Built 1910 by H.B. Thompson & Co.; Bypassed by new bridge in 1985
Russell Fork San Gabriel Bridge (Burnet County, Texas)
Rated 90% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Russell Fork San Gabriel on CR 272
Closed to traffic
Built 1911; Bypassed by new bridge in 2005
Guadalupe River Bridge (Comal County, Texas)
Rated 90% with 2 votes
Parker through truss bridge over Guadalupe River on Southbound US 281 in Canyon Lake
Open to traffic
Built 1935
Eliasville Through Truss (Young County, Texas)
Rated 90% with 3 votes
Pratt Through Truss bridge over Clear Fork of the Brazzos
Abandoned
Built 1928 now bypassed
Hays Street Bridge (Bexar County, Texas)
Rated 89% with 5 votes
Whipple through truss bridge over Union Pacific Railroad on Hays Street in San Antonio
Open to pedestrians
Originally built 1881 as a railroad bridge over the Nueces River; moved to current location in 1910 as a road bridge; rehabilitated and reopened to pedestrians in 2010
Brackenridge Park Bowstring (Bexar County, Texas)
Rated 89% with 4 votes
Bowstring pony truss bridge over San Antonio River on Pedestrian Walkway in Brackenridge Park
Open to pedestrians
Built 1880 by the King Bridge & Iron Co. Moved from unknown original location in 1937 to Brackenridge Park.
UP - Brazos River Bridge (Brazoria County, Texas)
Rated 89% with 5 votes
Swing through truss bridge over Brazos River on the Union Pacific Railroad at Brazoria
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1907
Branch East Fork Trinity River Bridge (Dallas County, Texas)
Rated 89% with 2 votes
Lost pony truss bridge over a branch of East Fork Trinity River on Simonds Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1935; replaced 1998
Santa Fe Trestle Trail - Trinity River Bridge (Dallas County, Texas)
Rated 89% with 3 votes
Pratt through truss bridge over Trinity River on Santa Fe Trestle Trail
Open to pedestrians only
Old Bankhead Highway Muddy Creek Bridge (Dallas County, Texas)
Rated 89% with 2 votes
Abandoned slab bridges over Muddy Creek / Tributary of East Fork Trinity River on Bankhead Highway / TX 1 / US 67 / TX 66
Road and bridges abandoned during lake construction then inundated when the dam was closed
Built ca 1921-22, abandoned ca 1970
Big Elm Creek Bridge (Falls County, Texas)
Rated 89% with 13 votes
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Big Elm Creek on CR 179
Closed (Culvert to the East has washed out and is barricaded)
Built 1884
Piano Bridge (Fayette County, Texas)
Rated 89% with 6 votes
Through truss bridge over East Navidad River on Piano Bridge Road
Reopened to traffic on April 2, 2012
Built 1885 by the King Bridge Company, rehabilitated 2011-12
PTRA - Greens Bayou Lift Bridge (Harris County, Texas)
Rated 89% with 2 votes
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Greens Bayou on Railroad (Port Terminal Railroad Association)
Open to traffic
UP - Buffalo Bayou Bridge (Harris County, Texas)
Rated 89% with 2 votes
through truss bridge over Buffalo Bayou on Railroad
Open to traffic
US67 Brazos River Bridge (Somervell County, Texas)
Rated 89% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Brazos River on US 67 West bound lanes.
Closed following accident
Built 1947
UP - San Gabriel River Bridge (Williamson County, Texas)
Rated 89% with 5 votes
Warren through truss Bridge over San Gabriel River on Railroad (UP)
Open to traffic
Ellen Trout Park Bridges (Angelina County, Texas)
Rated 88% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over City Lake on Railroad and Pedestrian Path
Open to traffic
Jonesboro Bridge (Hamilton County, Texas)
Rated 88% with 2 votes
Abandoned bowstring pony truss bridge over Leon River on an abandoned alignment of CR 431
Abandoned
Bevil Jarrel Memorial Bridge (Harris County, Texas)
Rated 88% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over San Jacinto River on US 59 Northbound Frontage Road in Houston
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1931, Converted to pedestrian use 2007.
Canadian River Wagon Bridge (Hemphill County, Texas)
Rated 88% with 6 votes
Twenty-one span through truss bridge over Canadian River on US 60/US 83 at Canadian
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1916 by the Canton Bridge Co.; four additional spans added 1923; bypassed by new bridge in 1953; rehabilitated and opened to pedestrian traffic in 2000
Black Bridge (Lee County, Texas)
Rated 88% with 3 votes
Pratt through truss bridge
In storage
Built 1912 over railroad in Dime Box
Broad Street Bridge (Mason County, Texas)
Rated 88% with 2 votes
Concrete pony truss bridge over Comanche Creek on Broad Street in Mason
To be rehabilitated for pedestrian use
Built 1918 by the Alamo Construction Co.
Fort Griffin Bridge (Shackelford County, Texas)
Rated 88% with 4 votes
Through truss bridge over Clear Fork Brazos River on CR 188
Closed to all traffic
Built 1885 by the King Bridge Co.
UP - Clear Creek Bridge (Waller County, Texas)
Rated 88% with 3 votes
Warren deck truss with all verticals bridge over Clear Creek on Railroad
Open to traffic
SP - Neches River Bridge (Cherokee County, Texas)
Rated 87% with 2 votes
Abandoned through truss bridge over Neches River on Texas & New Orleans Railroad/Southern Pacific Rairoad
Derelict/abandoned
Cowan Road Bridge (Ellis County, Texas)
Rated 87% with 2 votes
Pony truss bridge over Mill Creek on Cowan Road
Closed
Built 1930
Abandoned UP - Brazos River Bridge (Simonton) (Fort Bend County, Texas)
Rated 87% with 2 votes
Camelback Through Truss bridge over Brazos River on railroad
Abandoned
Built 1922
Waco Suspension Bridge (McLennan County, Texas)
Rated 87% with 4 votes
Suspension bridge over the Brazos River on Bridge Street in Waco
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1869-70; rehabilitated 1914
Brushy Creek Bridge (Williamson County, Texas)
Rated 87% with 5 votes
Through truss bridge over Brushy Creek on CR 434
Open to traffic
Built 1930
Augusta Street Bridge (Bexar County, Texas)
Rated 86% with 4 votes
Lenticular pony truss bridge over San Antonio River on Augusta Street in San Antonio
Open to traffic
Built 1890 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co. of East Berlin Conn.
UP - Arroyo Colorado Bridge (Cameron County, Texas)
Rated 86% with 2 votes
Through Truss Railroad Bridge on Union Pacific Line
Open to traffic
Roy B. Inks Bridge (Llano County, Texas)
Rated 86% with 4 votes
Through truss bridge over Llano River on TX 16 and TX 71 in Llano
Open to traffic
Built 1936 by the Austin Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 2006
Sugarloaf Mountain Bridge (Milam County, Texas)
Rated 86% with 4 votes
Parker through truss bridge over Little River on CR 264
Restored and open to pedestrians
Built 1896 - Relocated to current location 1940
CR 110 San Saba River Bridge (San Saba County, Texas)
Rated 86% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over San Saba River on CR 110 in San Saba
Open to traffic
Built 1939 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.; rehabilitated in 2010
Plum Creek Bridge (Caldwell County, Texas)
Rated 85% with 2 votes
Leticular pony truss bridge over Plum Creek on Soda Springs Road (CR 130)
Closed to all traffic
Built 1920
Crane Road Bridge (Crane County, Texas)
Rated 85% with 4 votes
Abandoned through truss bridge over Pecos River on the Old Crane Road, east of Imperial
Abandoned with deck missing
Ballinger CR 129 Pony Truss (Runnels County, Texas)
Rated 85% with 2 votes
Abandoned polygonal Warren pony truss bridge over Colorado River on Road
Open to pedestrians only
Oriana Bridge (Stonewall County, Texas)
Rated 85% with 5 votes
Cameback through truss, located wsw of Peacock, Texas. At one time a main road between Jayton and Aspermont.
Traffic no longer allowed.
Built 1917 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.; modified 1918 by Austin Brothers; closed to traffic 1995
Pecan Bayou Bridge (Coleman County, Texas)
Rated 84% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Pecan Bayou on CR 170
Open to traffic
Built 1922
Green Creek Bridge (Erath County, Texas)
Rated 84% with 3 votes
Through truss bridge over Green Creek on CR 270
Open to traffic
Built 1906 by the King Bridge Co.; rehabilitated for vehicular use in 1991
Grove Creek Bridge (Hill County, Texas)
Rated 84% with 2 votes
Lost pony truss bridge over Grove Creek on CR 3136 N
Replaced by a new bridge
Replaced 2010
Rainbow Bridge (Jefferson County, Texas)
Rated 84% with 4 votes
Through truss bridge over Neches River on Westbound TX 73 in Port Arthur
Open to traffic
Opened Sept. 8, 1938; parallel bridge built 1991; rehabilitated and reopened to northbound traffic in 1998
Post Oak Creek Tributary Walk Bridge (Navarro County, Texas)
Rated 84% with 2 votes
Steel stringer bridge over Post Oak Creek Tributary in Oakwood Cemetery
Open to pedestrians
Montopolis Bridge (Travis County, Texas)
Rated 84% with 2 votes
Camelback through truss bridge over Colorado River on US 183 Southbound Frontage Road in Austin
Open to traffic
Built 1938
West Sixth Street Bridge (Travis County, Texas)
Rated 84% with 2 votes
Stone arch bridge over Shoal Creek on Loop 343 (W. 6th Street) in Austin
Open to traffic
Built 1887
WBT&S - White Rock Creek Bridge (Trinity County, Texas)
Rated 84% with 2 votes
Lost Pratt through truss railroad bridge over White Rock Creek on Waco, Beaumont, Trinity & Sabine Railway
Only bridge supports remain
UP - Guadalupe River Bridge (Victoria) (Victoria County, Texas)
Rated 84% with 2 votes
Pratt through truss bridge over Guadalupe River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1927
Somerset Road Bridge (Bexar County, Texas)
Rated 83% with 2 votes
Concrete arch bridge over Leon Creek on Somerset Road in San Antonio
Open to traffic
Built 1914
Dealey Plaza Triple Overpass (Dallas County, Texas)
Rated 83% with 3 votes
Bridge over Main Street, Elm Street, & Commerce Street on Railroads (UP & DART)
Open to traffic
Built 1936; site of JFK assassination 1963
UP - Rio Grande Bridge (S) (El Paso County, Texas)
Rated 83% with 2 votes
Deck truss bridge over Rio Grande on Railroad (UP, nee SP)
Open to rail traffic
Built 1917
Smothers Creek Bridge (Lavaca County, Texas)
Rated 83% with 3 votes
Through truss bridge over Smothers Creek on CR 183
Open to traffic
Built 1930
Good Hope Road Bridge (Live Oak County, Texas)
Rated 83% with 3 votes
Pony truss bridge over Atascosa River on Good Hope Road
Open to traffic but load zoned.
Built 1910; rehabilitated 1991
Blanket Creek Bridge (Mills County, Texas)
Rated 83% with 3 votes
Pony truss bridge over Blanket Creek on CR 550
Closed to all traffic
Built 1912
Cow Bayou Bridge (Orange County, Texas)
Rated 83% with 3 votes
Swing bridge over Cow Bayou on Eastbound TX 73 in Bridge City
Open to traffic
Built 1941
Abandoned ATSF - San Bernard River Bridge (Wharton County, Texas)
Rated 83% with 3 votes
Abandoned through truss bridge over San Bernard River
Abandoned
Newcastle Bridge (Young County, Texas)
Rated 83% with 4 votes
Parker through truss bridge over Brazos River on Old Hwy 380
Bypassed and closed to traffic in 1988
Lampasas River Bridge (Bell County, Texas)
Rated 82% with 2 votes
Deck plate girder bridge over Lampasas River on I-35 West Frontage
Open to traffic
Constructed for the State Highway Department in 1935 under a National Recovery Highway Project.
Abandoned SP - Neches River Bridge (Jasper County, Texas)
Rated 82% with 3 votes
Abandoned through truss bridge over Neches River on Railroad
Abandoned
Cedar Creek Bridge (Bastrop County, Texas)
Rated 81% with 4 votes
Pony truss bridge over Cedar Creek on Watts Lane
Closed to traffic
Built 1920; Bypassed by a new bridge in 2004
Maury Maverick Bridge (Brazoria County, Texas)
Rated 81% with 2 votes
Polygonal Warren pony truss bridge over Mustang Bayou on the Tom Blakeny Hike and Bike Trail
Open to pedestrians
Built 1932 on Jendrusch Road in Karnes County. Relocated here in 2003 to this location.
Plum Creek Bridge (Caldwell County, Texas)
Rated 81% with 2 votes
Abandoned pony truss bridge over Plum Creek on Crane Lane (CR 300 - formerly US 183)
Abandoned
TRE - Old Channel Elm Fork Trinity River Bridge (Dallas County, Texas)
Rated 81% with 5 votes
Lattice through truss bridge over the old channel of Trinity River on Trinity Railway Express
Open to traffic
Washington Avenue Bridge (McLennan County, Texas)
Rated 81% with 10 votes
Through truss bridge over Brazos River on Washington Avenue in Waco
Open to traffic
Built 1901
UP - Richland Creek Bridge (Navarro County, Texas)
Rated 81% with 3 votes
Through truss bridge over Richland Creek on Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1903
Burr's Ferry Bridge (Newton County, Texas)
Rated 81% with 7 votes
Parker through truss bridge over Sabine River on TX 63/LA 8
Repaired after flood damage and reopened to traffic
Built 1937
Krchnak Road Bridge (Bastrop County, Texas)
Rated 80% with 2 votes
Steel stringer bridge over Pin Oak Creek on Krchnak Road (County Road 183)
Open to traffic, zoned for load
Built 1992
Brazoria Bridge (Brazoria County, Texas)
Rated 80% with 4 votes
Through truss bridge over Brazos River on TX 332/FM 521 in Brazoria
Closed
Built 1939
Elysian Viaduct (Harris County, Texas)
Rated 80% with 4 votes
Steel stringer bridge over Buffalo Bayou on Elysian Street
Open to traffic
Built 1954
UP - Plum Creek Arch (Harris County, Texas)
Rated 80% with 2 votes
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Plum Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic
Jonah Bridge (Williamson County, Texas)
Rated 80% with 5 votes
Lost Through truss bridge over San Gabriel River
Destroyed by flood
Dunlavy Street Overpass (Harris County, Texas)
Rated 79% with 2 votes
Steel through arch bridge over US 59 on Dunlavy Street in Houston
Open to traffic
Built 2000
Washburn Tunnel (Harris County, Texas)
Rated 79% with 4 votes
Tunnel under Houston Ship Channel on Federal Road
Open to traffic
Built 1950
UP - Jensen Drive Overpass (Harris County, Texas)
Rated 79% with 2 votes
Steel stringer bridge over Jensen Drive on Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1939
UP - Trinity River Bridge (Trinidad) (Henderson County, Texas)
Rated 79% with 3 votes
Through truss bridge over Trinity River on Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1921
UP - Lavaca River Bridge (Jackson County, Texas)
Rated 79% with 2 votes
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Lavaca River on Railroad
Open to traffic
Eichelberger Crossing Bridge (McLennan County, Texas)
Rated 79% with 4 votes
Abandoned pony truss bridge over North Fork Bosque River on Old Eichelberger Crossing Road
Abandoned, partially collapsed
Bypassed by new bridge in 1987
Barker Bridge (Williamson County, Texas)
Rated 79% with 5 votes
Bridge over Brushy Creek on Old CR457
Long abandoned
Used to carry Hwy 95 until bypassed in mid-1960's.
Red Oak Road Bridge (Dallas County, Texas)
Rated 78% with 2 votes
Pony truss bridge over Ten Mile Creek on Red Oak Road in Lancaster
Open to traffic
Built 1936
Milby Street Roundhouse (Harris County, Texas)
Rated 78% with 4 votes
Pony/through girder turntable on Union Pacific Railroad Co., Galveston Subdivision
Intact but closed to all traffic
SP - Guadalupe River Bridge (Kendall County, Texas)
Rated 78% with 7 votes
Abandoned Parker Through Truss bridge over Gudalupe River on abandoned Railroad
Abandoned
Built 1900-1906
UP/BNSF Decker Branch Crossing (Montgomery County, Texas)
Rated 78% with 2 votes
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Decker Branch on Railroad
Open to traffic
UP - Trinity River Bridge (Polk County, Texas)
Rated 78% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Trinity River on Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1917, partially collapsed in 2004, subsequently repaired
Salt Fork Brazos River Bridge (Stonewall County, Texas)
Rated 78% with 3 votes
Through truss bridge over Salt Fork Brazos River on FM 1263
Replaced by new bridge and bypassed
Riverwalk Bridge (Bexar County, Texas)
Rated 77% with 3 votes
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over San Antonio River on Pedestrian Pathway
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1938-40 as part of a massive undertaking by the city of San Antonio and the W.P.A. to preserve the San Antonio River as it winds through downtown San Antonio.
Abandoned KCS/ATSF Overpass (Dallas County, Texas)
Rated 77% with 3 votes
Steel stringer bridge over Santa Fe Trail on Abandoned Railroad
Open to pedestrians only
North Bosque River Bridge (Erath County, Texas)
Rated 77% with 3 votes
Pratt through truss bridge over North Bosque River on CR 270
Open to traffic
Built 1921
UP - North Main Street Subway (Harris County, Texas)
Rated 77% with 3 votes
Tunnel under Railroad on North Main Street
Open to traffic
Reconstructed 1923
TRE - West Fork Trinity River Bridge (Tarrant County, Texas)
Rated 77% with 3 votes
Railroad bridge over Trinity River in Fort Worth Texas
Open to traffic
Built 1903
US90 Pecos River High Bridge (Val Verde County, Texas)
Rated 77% with 3 votes
Deck truss bridge over Pecos River on US 90
Open to traffic
Built 1957
Plum Breek Bridge (Caldwell County, Texas)
Rated 76% with 4 votes
Bridge over Plum Creek on CR 197 (Young Lane)
Derelict/abandoned
Faust Street Bridge (Comal County, Texas)
Rated 76% with 5 votes
Through truss bridge over Guadalupe River on Faust Street in New Braunfels
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1887 by the King Bridge Co.; made obsolete by new bridge in 1932; rehabilitated 1998
Plemons Bridge (Hutchinson County, Texas)
Rated 76% with 2 votes
Thirty-span Warren pony truss bridge over the Canadian River on CR 225
Closed to traffic
Built 1926
Post Oak Creek Bridge (Navarro County, Texas)
Rated 76% with 3 votes
Abandoned pony truss bridge over Post Oak Creek on SE CR 0070
Abandoned
Yellow Bayou Bridge (Newton County, Texas)
Rated 76% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Yellow Bayou on St. John Rd. (CR 2053)
Bypassed by new bridge
Built 1930
Abandoned Cow Bayou Swing Bridge (Orange County, Texas)
Rated 76% with 4 votes
Abandoned warren pony truss bridge over Cow Bayou
Abandoned
Providence Road Bridge (Robertson County, Texas)
Rated 76% with 3 votes
Through truss bridge over Little Brazos River on Providence Road
Open to traffic
Warren Creek Bridge (Hamilton County, Texas)
Rated 75% with 2 votes
Pratt through truss bridge over Warren Creek on CR 103
Closed to all traffic
Built 1900
San Jacinto Street Bridge (Harris County, Texas)
Rated 75% with 3 votes
Concrete arch bridge over Buffalo Bayou on San Jacinto Street in Houston
Open to traffic
Built 1914; rehabilitated 1996
Graustark Street Overpass (Harris County, Texas)
Rated 75% with 2 votes
Steel through arch bridge over US59 on Graustark Street
Open to traffic
Built 2005
San Antonio Zoo Railroad Bridge (Bexar County, Texas)
Rated 74% with 2 votes
Warren through truss bridge over San Antonio River on San Antonio Zoo Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1956
UP - Trinity River Bridge (Rochester Park) (Dallas County, Texas)
Rated 74% with 2 votes
Warren through truss bridge over Trinity River on Railroad (UP)
Open to traffic
UP - Guadalupe River Bridge (McQueeney) (Guadalupe County, Texas)
Rated 74% with 2 votes
Camelback through truss bridge over Guadalupe River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1899. Original main span replaced due to flood damage.
UP - Cedar Bayou Lift Bridge (Harris County, Texas)
Rated 74% with 5 votes
Warren through truss bridge over Cedar Bayou on Union Pacific Railroad
Abandoned
Built 1966
Levi Pony Truss (McLennan County, Texas)
Rated 74% with 2 votes
Warren pony truss with alternating verticals bridge over Bullhide Creek on Traffic
Intact but closed to all traffic
GCSR - San Saba River Bridge (San Saba County, Texas)
Rated 74% with 2 votes
Pratt through truss bridge over San Saba River on Gulf Colorado & San Saba Railway
Open to traffic
UP - Guadalupe River Swing Bridge (Victoria County, Texas)
Rated 74% with 4 votes
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Guadalupe River on Union-Pacific Railroad Co., Brownsville Subdivision
Open to traffic
Built 1906
Pecos River Bridge (Crockett County, Texas)
Rated 73% with 2 votes
Parker through truss bridge over Pecos River on SH 290
Open to traffic
Built 1933
Bypassed North Bosque River Bridge (Erath County, Texas)
Rated 73% with 2 votes
Abandoned pony truss bridge over North Bosque River on Old CR 270
Abandoned
Fred Hartman Bridge (Harris County, Texas)
Rated 73% with 4 votes
Pair of cable-stayed bridges over Houston Ship Channel on TX 146 in Houston
Open to traffic
Built 1995
Cleburne State Park Bridge (Johnson County, Texas)
Rated 73% with 4 votes
Stone culvert bridge over Drainage on Park Road 21
Open to traffic
Post Oak Creek Bridge (Navarro County, Texas)
Rated 73% with 2 votes
Lost pony truss bridge over Post Oak Creek on Powell Pike
Collapsed
UP - Blanco River Bridge (Hays County, Texas)
Rated 72% with 3 votes
Parker through truss bridge over Blanco River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1928
Ward Brazos River Bridge (Stonewall County, Texas)
Rated 72% with 2 votes
Bypassed pony truss bridge over Salt Fork of the Brazos River on FM 350
Bypassed by new bridge
Built 1935; bypassed 1997
Old Handley Road Overpass (Tarrant County, Texas)
Rated 72% with 2 votes
Abandoned bridge on Old Handley Road
Derelict structure on closed street
UP - Brazos River Bridge (Waller County, Texas)
Rated 72% with 4 votes
Camelback through truss bridge over Brazos River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1906
Kemah Drawbridge (Galveston County, Texas)
Rated 71% with 3 votes
Lost Deck plate girder bascule bridge over Clear Creek on TX 146
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1964; Replaced 1986
Market Street Bridge (Lamar County, Texas)
Rated 71% with 2 votes
Pony truss bridge over Cane Creek on Market Street in Roxton
Closed to all traffic
Built 1930
Texas Electric - Brazos River Bridge (McLennan County, Texas)
Rated 71% with 4 votes
Lost Through truss bridge over Brazos River on Texas Electric Railway
No longer exists
Built 1910; Closed 1948