Old Highway 80 Bridge

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Old Highway 80 Hallsville TX (1)

A view looking east through the bridge towards the narrow and deteriorating paved section of old highway 80. Thats my Mini Cooper sitting down the road.

Photo taken by Hugh F Wolfe on February 25 2012

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BH Photo #249191

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Description

According to another site where I first learned of this bridge, http://home.comcast.net/~bygonebyways/tx80-the_rest_of_tex.h... it was abandoned in the early 30's due to a route straightening. Access from the east via a narrow road or from the west walking a few hundred feet.

Facts

Overview: Abandoned truss bridge over Wards Creek on Old US Route 80 (CR3810)
Location: Harrison County, Texas
Status: Abandoned
Design: Riveted Warren pony truss with all verticals
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 49.9 ft.
Total length: 54.1 ft.
Deck width: 16.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +32.50796, -94.55003 (decimal degrees)
32°30'29" N, 94°33'00" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/354397/3597800 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Hallsville
Elevation: 300 ft. above sea level
Inventory numbers: TXNBI 191030AA0137001 (Texas bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 55574 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

February 24, 2013: New photos from Wayne Kizziar
February 17, 2013: Updated by Hugh F Wolfe: Set the GPS location by using Google Maps (placed indicator at junction of Wards Creek and Old Hwy 80), merged NBI data.
February 16, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Moved coordinates slightly to the left.
February 16, 2013: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added truss type and adjusted coordinates
February 16, 2013: Added by Hugh F Wolfe