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Historic Bridges: Dallas County, Texas

Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S  - Dismantled and/or in storage. L -  Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.

Total Bridges Found: 11

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Commerce Street Bridge
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Commerce Street Over Trinity River in Dallas: Dallas County, Texas, United States
Metal Cantilever Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete T-Beam, Fixed
Length: 1,969 ft. Main Span: 120 ft. Roadway: 60 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built 1930 By: Austin Bridge Company of Dallas, Texas and Francis Dey Hughes of Dallas, Texas
This is one of several bridges built in Dallas to accommodate a realignment of the river, with unusual design noted for its cantilever stringer spans and extremely long t-beam approach spans.
Continental Avenue Viaduct
Ronald Kirk Bridge, Lamar-McKinney Street Viaduct, West Dallas Gateway
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Pedestrian Walkway (Former Continental Avenue Alignment) Over Trinity River in Dallas: Dallas County, Texas, United States
Metal Cantilever Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete T-Beam, Fixed
Length: 2,120 ft. Main Span: 120 ft. Roadway: 39.4 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built 1930 By: L. H. Lacy Company of Dallas, Texas and Francis Dey Hughes of Dallas, Texas
This is one of several bridges built in Dallas to accommodate a realignment of the river, with unusual design noted for its cantilever stringer spans and extremely long t-beam approach spans.
Corinth Street Viaduct
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Corinth Street Over Trinity River and Rock Island Street in Dallas: Dallas County, Texas, United States
Metal Cantilever Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete T-Beam, Fixed
Length: 3,300 ft. Main Span: 120 ft. Roadway: 40 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built 1930 By: Austin Bridge Company of Dallas, Texas and Francis Dey Hughes of Dallas, Texas
This is one of several bridges built in Dallas to accommodate a realignment of the river, with unusual design noted for its cantilever stringer spans and extremely long t-beam approach spans.
Dallas-Oak Cliff Viaduct
Houston Street Viaduct
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Houston Street and Railroad (Dallas Area Rapid Transit) Over Trinity River and Various Roads and Railroads in Dallas: Dallas County, Texas, United States
Concrete Open Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal (Concrete Encased) Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 5,106 ft. Main Span: 80 ft. Roadway: 25.3 ft. Main Spans: 51
Built 1911 By: Corrigan, Lee and Halpin of Kansas City, Missouri and Hedrick and Cochrane of Kansas City, Missouri
Not only is this an early surviving example of a concrete arch bridge this is also an extremely long example, making it a major engineering achievement when completed.
Elm Fork Trinity River Railroad Bridge
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Railroad (Trinity Railway Express) Over Elm Fork Trinity River in Dallas: Dallas County, Texas, United States
Metal 12 Panel Rivet-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Pre-Stressed Concrete Box Beam, Fixed
Length: 1,528 ft. Main Span: 175 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1930 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York
This classic Baltimore truss railroad bridge sits next to a modern plate girder railroad bridge.
Exall Dam Bridge
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Pedestrian Walkway Over Exall Lake (Turtle Creek) in Highland Park: Dallas County, Texas, United States
Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Double-Intersection Warren Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 132 ft. Main Span: 44 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built By: Unknown
This pedestrian bridge uses a lightweight double-intersection Warren truss design composed of rolled angles, a lightweight style of truss that is extremely rare.
Hall Street Bridge
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Hall Street Over Turtle Creek in Dallas: Dallas County, Texas, United States
Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed
Length: 31 ft. Main Span: 30 ft. Roadway: 30 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1908 By: Unknown
This small concrete arch bridge is an early surviving example of concrete bridge construction in Texas, and it has brick or stone shaped patterns on the concrete, a common architectural detail on early concrete bridges.
Old Channel Elm Fork Trinity River Railroad Bridge
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Railroad (Trinity Railway Express) Over Elm Fork Trinity River (Old Channel) in Dallas: Dallas County, Texas, United States
Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Lattice (Quadruple Warren) Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Wood Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 262 ft. Main Span: 150 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1903 By: Unknown
This impressive lattice truss railroad bridge crosses the old channel of the river which was diverted in 1930.
Trinity River UP Railroad Bridge
Great Trinity Forest Railroad Bridge
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Railroad (Union Pacific) Over Trinity River in Dallas: Dallas County, Texas, United States
Metal 8 Panel Pin-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 325 ft. Main Span: 200 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1904 By: Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania
This is an impressive, traditional pin-connected Parker through truss railroad bridge which retains good historic integrity.
Trinity River UP Railroad Bridge
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Railroad (Union Pacific) Over Trinity River in Dallas: Dallas County, Texas, United States
Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 2,954 ft. Main Span: 130 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York (Some Spans)
This is a traditional railroad through truss bridge with a Warren configuration with a very long approach and a strange variety of approaches and substructures.
Trinity River UP Railroad Bridge
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Railroad (Union Pacific) Over Trinity River in Dallas: Dallas County, Texas, United States
Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 2,040 ft. Main Span: 200 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1930 By: Unknown
This truss bridge with its long plate girder approach system stands out in the open and is easy to view.

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