Posted September 10, 2015, by Dan Doss (dandoss56 [at] gmail [dot] com)
This bridge may have been rebuilt in 1922 after the flood of 1921. However, the Williamson Co. Historical Commission has an iron plaque from this same bridge that says it had been previously "rebuilt" by Austin Brothers Bridge Co. dated 1914-perhaps after an earlier flood.
I believe it is two bridges put together to achieve the needed span. One of these bridges is an old Warren Truss bridge.
I personally knew the engineer from the Hwy Department,who worked on this bridge in the 1920's. His name was F.L.McRae. He went on to teach engineering at Texas Tech.
San Gabriel River Bridge
Posted June 1, 2014, by Luke Harden (lukemh9 [at] gmail [dot] com)
This bridge may have been rebuilt in 1922 after the flood of 1921. However, the Williamson Co. Historical Commission has an iron plaque from this same bridge that says it had been previously "rebuilt" by Austin Brothers Bridge Co. dated 1914-perhaps after an earlier flood.
I believe it is two bridges put together to achieve the needed span. One of these bridges is an old Warren Truss bridge.
I personally knew the engineer from the Hwy Department,who worked on this bridge in the 1920's. His name was F.L.McRae. He went on to teach engineering at Texas Tech.