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Lebatt Pony Truss

Wilson County, Texas
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Labatt pony truss

Photo by Bmoses

License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)

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Description 

Freshly painted with a historic marker displayed, it is now part of a bike and hike trail. In 1946 the south end of the bridge was damaged by flood and was not repaired until 1948. The bridge to this day is still accessible and has endured another great flood, "The Flood Of 1998".

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Overview
Polygonal Warren pony truss with alternating verticals bridge over San Antonio River
Location
Wilson County, Texas
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1914
Builder
- Bud Burket
Design
Polygonal Warren pony truss with alternating verticals
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 95.0 ft.
Total length: 185.0 ft.
Deck width: 14.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+29.14179, -98.18236   (decimal degrees)
29°08'30" N, 98°10'56" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/579530/3223971 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Floresville
Inventory number
BH 52830 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Bud Burket (1)
Built 1914 (532)
Built during 1910s (6,729)
Open to Pedestrians (2,084)
Polygonal Warren pony truss with alternating verticals (69)
Polygonal Warren truss (739)
Pony truss (13,217)
 Preserved (652)
Span length 75-100 feet (4,718)
Texas (1,526)
Total length 175-250 feet (2,789)
Truss (23,568)
Warren truss (3,958)
Wilson County, Texas (16)

Update Log 

  • July 8, 2012: Added by aaron leibold

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