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Castroville Bridge
Photos
Castroville Bridge
Photo from old postcard
BH Photo #483375
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)
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