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FM2854 Bridge
Facts
- Overview
- Abandoned through truss bridge over San Jacinto River
- Location
- Conroe, Montgomery County, Texas
- Status
- Abandoned
- Future prospects
- Adjacent highway is planning to be widened within the next few years. Montgomery County Historical Commission is looking into relocating the bridge to a park in Conroe.
- History
- Built 1910; Bypassed 1968
- Builder
- - El Paso Bridge & Iron Co. of El Paso, Texas
- Design
- Pratt through truss
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +30.31461, -95.51144 (decimal degrees)
30°18'53" N, 95°30'41" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/258506/3356319 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Cowl Spur
- Inventory number
- BH 52907 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- March 26, 2017: Updated by Luke: Added info per forum comment
- June 26, 2014: New Street View added by Ralph Demars
- April 20, 2014: Updated by Patrick Feller: Added category "San Jacinto River"
- July 14, 2012: Added by Luke Harden
Comments
Abandoned FM2854 Bridge
I serve as the Chairman of the Montgomery County Historical Commission. The old truss bridge was built about 1910 for Montgomery County by the El Paso Bridge and Iron Company. It served as the old Highway 105 bridge spanning the San Jacinto River until the 1930's, but continued to be used by vehicles until the 1960's. The bridge is no doubt targeted for demolition as the adjacent FM 2854 will be widened in a few years. Our Historical Commission is currently working with local officials to find a way to move the iron bridge to another location in a Conroe city park.
Larry Foerster, Chairman
936-756-3337
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Old bridge is not easily visible on when driving by due to the traffic and raised level of the newer bridge.