Wilson County Camelback Bridge

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FM 775 San Antonio River Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in August 2009

BH Photo #145157

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)

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