Shoal Creek Bridge

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Shoal Creek Bridge (W. 24th street)

Looking South

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2014

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BH Photo #286985

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Street View

Looking East

Description

Built in 1928. Widened and Rehabilitated in 1939 with monies from the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works under FDR (as per the plaque on bridge).

Facts

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Shoal Creek on W. 24th Street in Austin
Location: Austin, Travis County, Texas
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1928; widened and rehabilitated 1939 with funds from the Public Works Administration
Builders: - C. G. Levander (Engineer)
- H. M. Bohn (Engineer)
- J. F. Johnson (Contractor)
Design: Arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 55.1 ft.
Total length: 138.1 ft.
Deck width: 40.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +30.28861, -97.75333 (decimal degrees)
30°17'19" N, 97°45'12" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 14/619893/3351424 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Austin West
Average daily traffic (as of 2010): 21,090
Inventory numbers: TXNBI 142270B00068011 (Texas bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 33401 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of February 2016): Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 70.6 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Update Log

April 22, 2018: Updated by Larry D. Moore: Add widen to history
July 7, 2014: New Street View added by Royce and Bobette Haley
July 3, 2014: Updated by Royce and Bobette Haley: Added Builders

Sources

Todd Wilson
Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com
Larry D. Moore