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Castroville Bridge

Medina County, Texas

Photos 

Castroville Bridge

Photo from old postcard

BH Photo #483375

Map 

Description 

The first steel highway bridge in Medina County. It cost between 10-15 thousand dollars.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Medina River on Castroville-San Antonio Road
Location
Castroville, Medina County, Texas
Status
Demolished and Replaced by a new bridge to the north
History
Built 1903-1904; Demolished 1941
Design
Pennsylvania through truss with Pratt through truss approach spans.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+29.35477, -98.87309   (decimal degrees)
29°21'17" N, 98°52'23" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/512318/3247298 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 90833 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1904 (567)
Built during 1900s (7,345)
Castroville, Texas (1)
Lost (25,309)
Lost 1941 (52)
Lost during 1940s (414)
Medina County, Texas (5)
Owned by county (20,946)
 Pennsylvania truss (493)
Pratt through truss (5,464)
Pratt truss (9,405)
Replaced by new bridge (17,044)
Texas (2,485)
Through truss (15,287)
Truss (33,152)

Update Log 

  • October 15, 2020: New photo from Mark Gonzalez
  • October 9, 2020: New photo from Mark Gonzalez
  • October 7, 2020: Updated by Mark Gonzalez: Year built found along with description
  • October 6, 2020: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added truss type
  • October 6, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs

Sources 

  • Geoff Hubbs
  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Mark Gonzalez - markgonzalez0619 [at] gmail [dot] com

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