KCS - Jefferson Bridge

Photos 

Oblique view.

7-26-2003

Photo taken by Wayne Kizziar

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BH Photo #111840

Map 

Street View 

Description 

Facts 

Overview

Howe through truss bridge over Big Cypress Bayou

Location

Jefferson, Marion County, Texas

Status

Closed to all traffic

History

Bypassed rail bridge over Big Cypress Bayou in Jefferson. Built by the Phoenix Bridge Company 1897. New bridge sits just to the north, old bridge preserved in place.

Builder

- Phoenix Bridge Co. of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

Railroads

- Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS)
- Texas & Pacific Railway (T&P)

Design

5-panel Howe through truss

Approximate latitude, longitude

+32.75571, -94.34196   (decimal degrees)
32°45'21" N, 94°20'31" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/374290/3625001 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Jefferson

Inventory number

BH 36278 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• November 30, 2020: New photos from Glenn Celerier
• June 18, 2016: New photos from Wayne Kizziar
• December 17, 2012: New Street View added by Jared Mixson
• November 14, 2008: Updated by David Backlin: Updated description, coordinates
• February 17, 2008: Added by Wayne Kizziar

Sources 

• Wayne Kizziar - waynekizziar [at] gmail [dot] com
• David Backlin - us71 [at] cox [dot] net
• Jared
• Glenn Celerier - celerier [dot] bridgehunter [at] gmail [dot] com

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