Sheckels Bridge

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Sheckels Bridge - Milam County, TX

http://www.milamcountyhistoricalcommission.org/newspaper_088.php

BH Photo #213371

Formerly Located at: 30.709643, -97.080947, CR 429 over San Gabriel River

Overview: Pony truss bridge In Rockdale Bridge Park
Location: Rockdale, Milam County, Texas
Status: Open to pedestrian traffic
History: Built 1923; replaced 2003; relocated to Rockdale Bridge Park
Builder: - J. F. Brown
Design: Warren pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 79.1 ft.
Total length: 134.8 ft.
Deck width: 13.8 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +30.65772, -96.99483 (decimal degrees)
30°39'28" N, 96°59'41" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 14/692125/3393384 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Rockdale West
Average daily traffic (as of 2015): 30
Inventory numbers: TXNBI 171660AA0353002 (Texas bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 33265 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of October 2017): Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 95 (out of 100)
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June 19, 2018: Updated by Nathan Holth: Updated bridge status and location, corrected date from ca 1940 to 1923, added builder.
September 8, 2011: Updated by James McCray: Updated bridge page to reflect that it is not lost, but sitting in a field next to its new replacement