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SP - Cottonwood Creek Bridge

Collin County, Texas

Photos 

Photo taken by Patrick Feller

License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)

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BH Photo #316023

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Description 

Houston & Texas Central Railroad, between Dallas and Denison, constructed in the 1870s, acquired by the Southern Pacific Railroad, Texas and New Orleans Railroad

Popular Abandoned Bridge in Collin County Allen’s most recognizable landmark is the Old Stone Dam, built in 1874 and used as a steam locomotive watering station by the Houston and Texas Central Railroad. There is also a gated foundation that once housed the water tower and pump house.

Facts 

Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Cottonwood Creek on DART
Location
Allen, Collin County, Texas
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1910
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroads
- Houston & Texas Central Railway (H&TC)
- Southern Pacific Railroad (SP)
- Texas & New Orleans Railroad (TNO)
Design
Pony plate girder
Approximate latitude, longitude
+33.11779, -96.66594   (decimal degrees)
33°07'04" N, 96°39'57" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/717772/3666769 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Plano
Inventory number
BH 65977 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Allen, Texas (10)
American Bridge Co. (1,674)
Built 1910 (1,217)
Built during 1910s (10,027)
Collin County, Texas (49)
Girder (11,241)
Houston & Texas Central Railway (9)
Open to pedestrians (4,605)
 Owned by railroad (13,597)
Plate girder (8,786)
Railroad (16,555)
Southern Pacific Railroad (702)
Texas (2,989)
Texas & New Orleans Railroad (43)
Through girder (4,215)

Update Log 

  • February 9, 2022: Updated by Bambi Sharkoman: Added Additional History
  • February 12, 2015: Added by Patrick Feller

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