SAU&G - Nueces River "A" Bridge

Photos 

Photo provided by the United States Geological Survey/United States Department of the Interior

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View this photo at pubs.usgs.gov

BH Photo #317194

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Lost Waddell "A" through truss bridge over Nueces River on San Antonio, Uvalde & Gulf Railroad

Location

Zavala County, Texas

Status

Destroyed by flooding

History

Lost to flooding 1935; Replaced afterwards

Railroads

- Crystal City & Uvalde Railroad (CC&U)
- San Antonio, Uvalde & Gulf Railroad (SAU&G)

Design

2 Waddell "A" through trusses
2 Pratt through trusses
Wooden trestle approaches

Also called

SAU&G - Waddell "A" Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+29.07750, -99.87267   (decimal degrees)
29°04'39" N, 99°52'22" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

14/415063/3216886 (zone/easting/northing)

Inventory number

BH 66281 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• February 25, 2015: New photos from Luke
• February 24, 2015: Added by Luke based on a forum post made Sept. 08 by Charles Weston

Sources 

• Luke
• United States Geological Survey/United States Department of the Interior - Major Texas Floods of 1935 By Tate Dalrymple & Others .PDF

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