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Witten Road Bridge

Ellis County, Texas

Photos 

Photo taken by Chris Cates with MC Toyer in September 2014

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BH Photo #305881

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Abandoned bridge over Unnamed creek on Old railroad grade
Location
Ellis County, Texas
Status
Derelict/abandoned
History
Built 1911
Railroads
- International & Great Northern Railroad (I&GN)
- Missouri Pacific Railroad (MP)
Design
Concrete stringer
Dimensions
Span length: 14.0 ft.
Total length: 14.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.0 ft.
Also called
MoPac - Unnamed Creek Bridge
I&GN - Unnamed Creek Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+32.25221, -96.93414   (decimal degrees)
32°15'08" N, 96°56'03" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/694613/3570264 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Boz
Inventory number
BH 63804 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Abandoned (3,728)
Beam (15,909)
Built 1911 (794)
Built during 1910s (9,703)
Concrete stringer (810)
Ellis County, Texas (48)
International & Great Northern Railroad (12)
 Missouri Pacific Railroad (382)
Rail-to-road (346)
Railroad (15,650)
Span length under 25 feet (6,916)
Texas (2,483)
Total length under 25 feet (2,508)

Update Log 

  • November 9, 2014: Updated by Luke: Added categories "International & Great Northern Railroad", "Missouri Pacific Railroad"
  • October 24, 2014: Added by Chris Cates

Sources 

  • Chris Cates - chriscates1 [at] hotmail [dot] com

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