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Pease River Wagon Bridge

Wilbarger County, Texas
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Pease River Wagon Bridge

Remaining Tower

Photo taken by Martin G. Blaise

View this photo at qsl.net

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Description 

Built to replace 1889 suspension bridge destroyed in 1908 tornado. Collapsed in 1927 following the crossing of a convoy of oilfield trucks.

Facts 

Overview
Abandoned wire suspension bridge over Pease River
Location
Wilbarger County, Texas
Status
Single cable tower still standing
Builder
- Weatherford Machine & Foundry Co. (Mitchell & Pigg)
Design
Wire/cable suspension
Dimensions
Total length: 1,540.0 ft.
Also called
Vernon Suspension Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+34.17920, -99.32385   (decimal degrees)
34°10'45" N, 99°19'26" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/470156/3782072 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Vernon
Inventory number
BH 53542 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Abandoned (1,374)
Built 1909 (474)
Built during 1900s (4,247)
Lost 1927 (3)
Lost during 1920s (46)
Preserved (652)
 Suspension (278)
Texas (1,528)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,217)
Weatherford Machine & Foundry Co. (1)
Wilbarger County, Texas (8)

Update Log 

  • February 9, 2013: Updated by aaron leibold: New historical data
  • September 15, 2012: Added by aaron leibold

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