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Old U.S. Highway 90 - Pecos River Bridge

Val Verde County, Texas

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Old U.S. Highway 90 Pecos River Bridge in the 1920s

"Pecos River Bridge completed in 1923"

View this photo at texasescapes.com

BH Photo #478703

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Through Truss bridge over Pecos River on Old U.S. Highway 90
Location
Val Verde County, Texas
Status
Destroyed by flooding
History
Built 1923; Destroyed by flooding June 26, 1954
Design
Through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 225.0 ft.
Total length: 550.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+29.70601, -101.35805   (decimal degrees)
29°42'22" N, 101°21'29" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/271871/3288536 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Seminole Canyon
Inventory number
BH 75979 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1923 (641)
Built during 1920s (10,257)
Destroyed by flood (613)
Have street view (28,919)
Lost (28,544)
Lost 1954 (89)
Lost during 1950s (870)
Owned by state (16,564)
 Pecos River (15)
Span length 175-250 feet (2,058)
Texas (2,903)
Through truss (16,821)
Total length 500-1000 feet (3,063)
Truss (35,508)
US 90 (71)
Val Verde County, Texas (26)

Update Log 

  • April 19, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • August 20, 2020: New photo from Mark Gonzalez
  • August 13, 2020: New photo from Mark Gonzalez
  • August 11, 2020: New photo from Mark Gonzalez
  • August 3, 2020: New Street View added by Mark Gonzalez

Sources 

  • David Backlin - us71 [at] cox [dot] net
  • Mark Gonzalez - markgonzalez0619 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Geoff Hubbs

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