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SAU&G - Nueces River "A" Bridge

Zavala County, Texas

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Photo provided by the United States Geological Survey/United States Department of the Interior

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BH Photo #317194

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Waddell "A" through truss bridge over Nueces River on San Antonio, Uvalde & Gulf Railroad
Location
Zavala County, Texas
Status
Destroyed by flooding
History
Built 1909; Lost to flooding 1935; Replaced afterwards
Railroads
- Crystal City & Uvalde Railroad (CC&U)
- San Antonio, Uvalde & Gulf Railroad (SAU&G)
Design
2 100' Waddell "A" through trusses
1 154' Pratt through truss
1 130' Pratt through truss
Wooden trestle approaches
Dimensions
Total length: 496.0 ft.
Also called
SAU&G - Waddell "A" Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+29.07948, -99.87173   (decimal degrees)
29°04'46" N, 99°52'18" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/415156/3217105 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Pulliam Ranch
Inventory number
BH 66281 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (15,810)
Built 1909 (775)
Built during 1900s (7,257)
Crystal City & Uvalde Railroad (1)
Destroyed by flood (478)
Lost (24,991)
Lost 1935 (67)
Lost during 1930s (634)
Nueces River (10)
Pin-connected (3,922)
Pratt through truss (5,428)
 Pratt truss (9,349)
Railroad (15,603)
San Antonio, Uvalde & Gulf Railroad (1)
Texas (2,476)
Through truss (15,189)
Timber stringer (4,029)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,257)
Truss (32,973)
Waddell "A" Truss (7)
Zavala County, Texas (4)

Update Log 

  • November 14, 2018: Updated by Luke: Added build date and dimensions
  • November 13, 2018: Updated by Luke: Added category "Pin-connected"
  • February 25, 2015: New photos from Luke
  • February 24, 2015: Added by Luke based on a forum post made Sept. 08 by Charles Weston

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