Colorado River

Texas
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12 Mile Bridge (Runnels County, Texas)
Built 1934 by the Austin Bridge Company; Bypassed and closed in 1990; Deck burned in 2017
Abandoned polygonal Warren pony truss bridge over Colorado River on CR 129
Bridge deck burned in 2017

ATSF - Colorado River Bridge (Glen Flora) (Wharton County, Texas)
Removed 1991
Lost Bridge over Colorado River on Santa Fe Railroad
No longer exists

ATSF - Winchell Bridge (McCulloch County, Texas)
Built 1937
Lost Through truss bridge over Colorado River on Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Removed but not replaced

ATSF - Winchell Bridge (Old) (McCulloch County, Texas)
Built ?; Destroyed 1936
Lost Through truss bridge over Colorado River on Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Destroyed by flooding

Bastrop Bridge (Bastrop County, Texas)
Built 1922; Bypassed by new bridge in 1958
Three-span through truss bridge over the Colorado River in Bastrop
Open to pedestrians only

Colorado River Bridge (Burnet County, Texas)
Built 1936; rehabilitated 1975 Lost 2013
Deck truss bridge over Colorado River on US 281 in Marble Falls
Demolished and replaced by a new bridge. Demolition by implosion, the morning of March 17th 2013.

Colorado River Bridge (Runnels County, Texas)
Lost Through truss bridge over Colorado River on South 7th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Colorado River Bridge (Mitchell County, Texas)
Built 1950; rehabilitated 1970
Pony truss bridge over Colorado River on CR 337
Closed to traffic. A useable bypass is below the bridge.

Colorado River Bridge (Colorado County, Texas)
Built 1949
Through truss bridge over Colorado River on Business 71 F in Columbus
Open to traffic

Colorado River Bridge - Business U.S. Highway 59 (Wharton County, Texas)
Built 1930; Rehabilitated 2018
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Colorado River on Business 59 SB in Wharton
Rehabilitated in 2018 and reopened to traffic

Colorado River Draw Bridge (Mills County, Texas)
Built 1936; Replaced 2006
Lost pony truss bridge over Colorado River Draw on CR 432
Replaced by new bridge

Garwood Bridge (Older) (Colorado County, Texas)
Built 1901; Replaced 1938
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Colorado River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

HTR - Colorado River Bridge (Mills County, Texas)
Built 1910, One approach added 1919; Trestle approach destroyed by fire May 2013 and rebuilt May 2014
Pratt through truss bridge over Colorado River on Heart of Texas Railroad
Open to traffic

KCS - Colorado River Bridge (Wharton County, Texas)
Built 1903; abandoned 1986, re-opened 2009
Through truss bridge over Colorado River on the Kansas City Southern railway
Open to traffic

Lamar Boulevard Bridge (Travis County, Texas)
Built 1943
Open Spandrel arch bridge over Colorado River on Loop 343 in Austin
Open to traffic

Leaday Crossing (Coleman County, Texas)
Built 1941; Inundated ca. 1990
Bridge over Colorado River on Farm Road 2134
Inundated

Montopolis Bridge (1889) (Travis County, Texas)
Built 1889
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Colorado River on State 111
Destroyed by flooding

Montopolis Bridge (1938) (Travis County, Texas)
Built 1938; closed to vehicles in 2018
Parker through truss bridge over Colorado River on US 183 Southbound Frontage Road in Austin
Open to pedestrians only

Regency Suspension Bridge (Mills County, Texas)
Built 1939; rehabilitated 1999
Suspension bridge over Colorado River on CR 433
Open to traffic

Robert Lee Wagon Bridge (Coke County, Texas)
Lost Through truss bridge over Colorado River on SR 208
Replaced by a new bridge

Smithville Bridge (1st) (Bastrop County, Texas)
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Colorado River
Destroyed by flooding

Smithville Bridge (2nd) (Bastrop County, Texas)
Built 1915; Replaced 1950
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Colorado River on Texas Highway
Replaced by a new bridge

TNO - Colorado River Bridge (Old) (Wharton County, Texas)
Built ?; Replaced 1903
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Colorado River on Texas & New Orleans Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

TX 16 Colorado River Bridge (Mills County, Texas)
Built 1939
Through truss bridge over Colorado River on Texas Hwy 16
Open to traffic

TX 29 Colorado River Bridge (Burnet County, Texas)
Built 1937 by the Austin Bridge Company
Through truss bridge over Colorado River on TX 29 in Buchanan Dam
Open to pedestrians only

TX 71 Business Colorado River Bridge (Fayette County, Texas)
Built 1941 by the Austin Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Colorado River on TX 71 Business in La Grange
Open to traffic

TXPF - Colorado River Bridge (Ballinger) (Runnels County, Texas)
Built 1906, bypassed between 2008 and 2012
Pratt Through Truss bridge over Colorado river on Fort Worth and Western Railroad
Intact but closed to all traffic, approaches removed

UP - Colorado River Bridge (Colorado County, Texas)
Built 1910 by the Virginia Bridge & Iron Co.
Through truss bridge over Colorado River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Colorado River Bridge (Fayette County, Texas)
Through truss bridge over Colorado River on Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Colorado River Bridge (Matagorda County, Texas)
Built 1936 Replaced between the 2013 aerial imagery and the 2014 aerial imagery
Through truss bridge over Colorado River on Union Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

UP - Colorado River Bridge (Austin) (Travis County, Texas)
13-1902 Pony plate girders
1902 Pony plate girder bridge over Colorado River/Cesar Chavez St on UP RR
Open to traffic

UP - Colorado River Bridge (Bastrop) (Bastrop County, Texas)
Built 1906.
Through truss bridge over Colorado River on Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Colorado River Bridge (Columbus) (Colorado County, Texas)
Camelback through truss bridge over Colorado River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

US 190 Colorado River Bridge (Lampasas County, Texas)
Built 1940
Through truss bridge over Colorado River on US 190
Open to traffic

US 90 Colorado River Bridge (Colorado County, Texas)
Built 1932 by the Austin Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Colorado River on US 90 in Columbus
Open to traffic

US 90A Colorado River Bridge (Colorado County, Texas)
Built 1956
Steel stringer bridge over Colorado River on Us 90a
Open to traffic

Waldrip Bridge (Coleman County, Texas)
Built 1911
Through truss bridge over Colorado River on CR 220
Rehabilitated in 2011 and now open for traffic.

Wharton Bridge (Wharton County, Texas)
Built 1893; Replaced 1930
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Colorado River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Winchell Through Truss (McCulloch County, Texas)
Completed in 1932 by the Austin Bridge Co., the bridge narrowly survived the record high flood of 1936, condemned in 1987
Camelback through truss bridge over Colorado River on old Hwy 377
Closed to all traffic