Rating:
47388
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4 votes
Brackenridge Park Bowstring
Photos
Steps & Deck Looking North
Photo taken by Wayne Kizziar in July 2004
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BH Photo #190843
Description
The Brackenridge Park Bowstring is a rare example of a bowstring pony-truss, one of only a few such bridges in Texas. Based on the style, the bridge is attributed to the King Iron Bridge Company of Cleveland , Ohio. The bridge appears to have been moved to Brackenridge Park. It is located near the Brackenridge Park Bridge, which was moved from the St. Mary's Street crossing of the San Antonio River to the park in 1937.
Facts
- Overview
- Bowstring pony truss bridge over San Antonio River on Pedestrian Walkway in Brackenridge Park
- Location
- San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
- Status
- Open to pedestrians
- History
- Built 1880 by the King Bridge & Iron Co. Moved from unknown original location in 1937 to Brackenridge Park.
- Builder
- - King Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio
- Design
- Bowstring pony truss
- Dimensions
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Total length: 90.0 ft.
- Recognition
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Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +29.46320, -98.47047 (decimal degrees)
29°27'48" N, 98°28'14" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 14/551344/3259422 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- San Antonio East
- Inventory number
- BH 47388 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- March 23, 2016: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
- December 25, 2010: Added by Wayne Kizziar
Sources
- Wayne Kizziar - waynekizziar [at] gmail [dot] com
- Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com