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Nueces River Bridge

Zavala County, Texas

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Nueces River on CR 198 in Las Colonias
Location
Las Colonias, Zavala County, Texas
Status
Abandoned
History
Built 1912
Design
Through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 95.1 ft.
Total length: 160.1 ft.
Deck width: 13.1 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+28.73917, -99.80361   (decimal degrees)
28°44'21" N, 99°48'13" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/421531/3179352 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Crystal City
Average daily traffic (as of 2009)
50
Inventory numbers
TXNBI 222540AA0198001 (Texas bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 33484 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of December 2008)
Sufficiency rating: 15.4 (out of 100)
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Categories 

Abandoned (3,317)
Built 1912 (785)
Built during 1910s (9,204)
Las Colonias, Texas (1)
NR-eligible (4,026)
Nueces River (9)
One-lane traffic (7,531)
Owned by county (19,941)
Pony truss (15,639)
 Span length 75-100 feet (6,136)
Structurally deficient (16,264)
Texas (2,361)
Through truss (13,910)
Total length 125-175 feet (5,640)
Truss (31,049)
Wooden deck (5,992)
Zavala County, Texas (4)

Update Log 

  • February 24, 2015: Updated by Luke: Bridge is a through truss with a pony truss approach

Sources 

  • Luke

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