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Montopolis Bridge (1938)

Travis County, Texas

Photos 

Photo taken by W Schutz

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BH Photo #224334

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Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Parker through truss bridge over Colorado River on US 183 Southbound Frontage Road in Austin
Location
Austin, Travis County, Texas
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1938; closed to vehicles in 2018
Builder
- Vincennes Steel Corp. of Vincennes, Indiana
Design
Five riveted, 8-panel Parker through truss main spans with 4 simple steel I-beam approach spans
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 200.1 ft.
Total length: 1,221.2 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 18.7 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on October 10, 1996
Approximate latitude, longitude
+30.24556, -97.69139   (decimal degrees)
30°14'44" N, 97°41'29" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/625906/3346719 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Montopolis
Average daily traffic (as of 2013)
250
Inventory numbers
TXNBI 142270026501034 (Texas bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
NRHP 96001118 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 33389 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of July 2017)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 68.6 (out of 100)
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Categories 

8-panel truss (593)
Austin, Texas (32)
Beam (17,124)
Bridgemapper.com (1,325)
Built 1938 (907)
Built during 1930s (12,248)
Camelback truss (422)
Colorado River (Texas) (40)
Have street view (29,924)
NR-listed (3,017)
Open to pedestrians (4,633)
 Owned by state (16,662)
Riveted (2,657)
Span length 175-250 feet (2,096)
Steel stringer (6,810)
Texas (3,077)
Through truss (17,910)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (2,024)
Travis County, Texas (57)
Truss (36,836)
US 183 (6)
Vincennes Steel Corp. (7)

Update Log 

  • January 23, 2022: Updated by Paul Plassman: Corrected truss type from Camelback to Parker
  • February 25, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • October 26, 2014: Updated by Larry D. Moore: Added alternate name - Montopolis Bridge
  • September 19, 2014: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
  • June 28, 2014: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
  • February 28, 2014: Photo imported by Dave King
  • February 2, 2012: Updated by W Schutz: Clarified type of truss and added approach span information
  • January 4, 2012: Updated by Jason Straub: added NRHP info
  • August 4, 2010: New Street View added by Nathan Holth

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Sources 

  • Nathan Holth
  • Todd Wilson
  • Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Larry D. Moore
  • Geoff Hubbs
  • Paul Plassman
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Montopolis Bridge
Posted January 16, 2020, by Tom Hoffman

I just saw a youtube video, and then read a article that the Montopolis bridge has been permanently closed to vehicles and will be just used as a pedestrian/bicycle bridge. I like to see these bridges open for what they were built for, but traffic is very heavy both ways on this road. This would also increase the longevity of this spectacular bridge. I'm glad I got to ride across this bridge in a car when I was on my Austin trip. A parallel southbound bridge was already built to the west of this bridge and already operating when I was there.