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Texas Electric - Waxahachie Creek Trestle

Ellis County, Texas

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Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge on Texas Electric Railway/Southern Traction Co.
Location
Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas
Status
Removed
History
Built 1913
Railroads
- Interurban
- Southern Traction Co.
- Texas Electric Railway (TER)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Total length: 1,454.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+32.38142, -96.84981   (decimal degrees)
32°22'53" N, 96°50'59" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/702272/3584747 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Waxahachie
Inventory number
BH 63233 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1913 (902)
Built during 1910s (9,970)
Deck girder (6,303)
Ellis County, Texas (81)
Girder (11,169)
Grade Separated Rail Crossing (421)
Interurban (999)
Lost (28,489)
 Plate girder (8,724)
Railroad (16,459)
Southern Traction Co. (3)
Texas (2,903)
Texas Electric Railway (15)
Through girder (4,189)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,994)
Waxahachie, Texas (10)

Update Log 

  • February 8, 2022: New photos from Bambi Sharkoman
  • September 17, 2016: New photo from Luke
  • September 28, 2014: Updated by Luke: Added builder + date

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