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Wharton Bridge

Wharton County, Texas

Photo 

Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

BH Photo #360865

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Colorado River on Road
Location
Wharton, Wharton County, Texas
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1893; Replaced 1930
Design
Parker through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+29.30545, -96.10979   (decimal degrees)
29°18'20" N, 96°06'35" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/780736/3245295 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Wharton
Inventory number
BH 73273 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,655)
Built 1893 (216)
Built during 1890s (3,000)
Colorado River (Texas) (38)
Lost (25,220)
Lost 1930 (82)
Lost during 1930s (651)
Parker through truss (1,308)
Parker truss (1,692)
 Pin-connected (3,940)
Pratt through truss (5,451)
Pratt truss (9,387)
Replaced by new bridge (16,969)
Texas (2,484)
Through truss (15,265)
Truss (33,107)
Wharton County, Texas (7)
Wharton, Texas (4)

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