Wilson County Camelback Bridge

Photos 

FM 775 San Antonio River Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in August 2009

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BH Photo #145157

Map 

Street View 

• looking south

Facts 

Overview

Abandoned through truss bridge over San Antonio River on FM 775 (fomerly FM 3444 and old County Road 117))

Location

Wilson County, Texas

Status

Abandoned

History

Built ca. 1890; Bypassed by new bridge in 1986

Design

Camelback through truss (with subdivided panels) main span and three Warren pony truss (with polygonal top chord) approach spans

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 180.0 ft.
Total length: 487.0 ft.

Also called

San Antonio River Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+29.21535, -98.26145   (decimal degrees)
29°12'55" N, 98°15'41" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

14/571786/3232070 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Saspamco

Inventory number

BH 43213 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• March 31, 2020: New Street View added by Geoff Hubbs
• August 23, 2009: Updated by C Hanchey: Added dimensions
• August 12, 2009: Added by C Hanchey

Sources 

• C Hanchey - cmh2315fl [at] yahoo [dot] com
• HAER TX-68 - Wilson County Camelback Bridge, Spanning San Antonio River at Old County Route 117, Calaveras vicinity, Wilson, TX
• Geoff Hubbs

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