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Del Rio International Bridge (1929)

Val Verde County, Texas

Photos 

Del Rio International Bridge (Old)

1950s view

Photo from old postcard

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BH Photo #495898

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Rio Grande on Bus US 277
Location
Cuidad Acuña, Mexico, Val Verde County, Texas
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
Design
Warren through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+29.32664, -100.92789   (decimal degrees)
29°19'36" N, 100°55'40" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/312799/3245718 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Del Rio SW
Inventory number
BH 67820 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (16,994)
Built 1929 (1,066)
Built during 1920s (10,288)
Cuidad Acuña, Coahuila, Mexico (1)
Del Rio, Texas (9)
International Border Crossing (66)
Lost (29,326)
Lost 1987 (227)
Lost during 1980s (1,551)
 Owned by federal government (1,292)
Replaced by new bridge (19,916)
Steel stringer (6,755)
Texas (2,989)
Through truss (17,377)
Truss (36,155)
Val Verde County, Texas (26)
Warren through truss (1,714)
Warren truss (7,059)

Update Log 

  • April 19, 2021: Updated by Geoff Hubbs: Added dates
  • May 28, 2015: Added by Luke

Related Bridges 

Sources 

  • Luke
  • Flickr - Postcard
  • Geoff Hubbs

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