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Skalak Road Bridge

Status: Relocated to Clark Park in Bellville

Location: 29.958539,-96.255693

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Carries Skalak Road over West Mill Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren/alt-verticals
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 60.0 Feet
Span Length: 59.1 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over West Mill Creek on Skalak Road
History: Built 1905; Relocated
Built: 1905

Location: Austin County

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235245

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Photo taken by Patrick Feller

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Caney Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 30.096667,-96.288889

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Carries Reese Road over Caney Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 65.9 Feet
Span Length: 38.1 Feet

Overview: Wooden deck bridge over Caney Creek on Reese Road
History: Built ca. 1940
Built: ca. 1940

Location: Austin County

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Campbell Branch Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 30.010556,-96.353889

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Carries Old Nelsonville Road over Campbell Branch
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 57.1 Feet
Span Length: 20.0 Feet

Overview: Wooden bridge over Campbell Branch on Old Nelsonville Road
History: Built 1938
Built: 1938

Location: Austin County

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West Fork Mill Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 30.038611,-96.558611

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Carries Shelby Road over West Fork Mill Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 69.9 Feet
Span Length: 38.1 Feet

Overview: Wooden deck bridge over West Fork Mill Creek on Shelby Road
History: Built ca. 1930
Built: ca. 1930

Location: Austin County

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Bullingers Creek Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 29.811389,-96.114444

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Carries Peters-Snfelipe Road over Bullingers Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 87.9 Feet
Span Length: 48.9 Feet

Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Bullingers Creek on Peters-Snfelipe Road
History: Replaced 1996
Built:

Location: Austin County

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US 90 Overpass

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 29.770278,-96.154856

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Carries US 90 over TX 36
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 133.9 Feet
Span Length: 54.1 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over TX 36 on US 90
History: Built 1936; badly damaged by collision with garbage truck July 7, 2016; subsequently demolished and replaced by a new bridge, which is now open
Built: 1936

Location: Austin County

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282097

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Photo taken by Patrick Feller

282098

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282099

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282100

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357870

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US 90 overpass damage

Photo shows the portion of the bridge that collapsed, and the car it fell on, killing a girl who was a front seat passenger, and injuring her mother who was driving.

Photo taken by KPRC TV, July 7, 2016

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Bnsf Rr & W Front Street Bridge

Status: Demolished March 2017, to be replaced

Location: 29.770781,-96.152103

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Carries US 90 over BNSF RR & W. Front Street
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 294.0 Feet
Span Length: 54.1 Feet

Overview: Lost steel stringer bridge over BNSF RR & W. Front Street on US 90
History: Built 1936; demolished 2017
Built: 1936

Location: Austin County

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282101

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282102

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282103

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BNSF - Bridge #99.26

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 29.850852,-96.179326

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Carries BNSF Railway over Unknown Stream
Design: culvert/stone
Design Details: Stone culvert
Total Length: 12.0 Feet
Span Length: 12.0 Feet

Overview: Stone culvert bridge over Unknown Stream on BNSF Railway
History: Built 1899
Built: 1899

Location: Austin County

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235190

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Photo taken by Patrick Feller

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BNSF - Bridge #104.25

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 29.908906,-96.228622

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Carries BNSF Railway over Unknown Stream
Design: culvert/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 32.0 Feet
Span Length: 16.0 Feet

Overview: Stone Arch bridge over Unknown Stream on BNSF Railway
History: Built 1899
Built: 1899

Location: Austin County

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235191

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Photo taken by Patrick Feller

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BNSF - Bridge #104.10

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 29.905706,-96.225914

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Carries BNSF Railway over Unknown Stream
Design: culvert/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 6.0 Feet
Span Length: 6.0 Feet

Overview: Stone culvert bridge over Unknown Stream on BNSF Railway
History: Built 1899
Built: 1899

Location: Austin County

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235192

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Photo taken by Patrick Feller

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BNSF - Bullinger Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 29.798685,-96.159091

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Carries BNSF Railway over Bullinger Creek
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 48.0 Feet
Span Length: 16.0 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridge over Bullinger Creek on BNSF Railway
History: Built 1899
Built: 1899

Location: Austin County

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235205

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Photo taken by Patrick Feller

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BNSF - Deadman Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 29.862547,-96.189273

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Carries BNSF Railway over Deadman Creek
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 48.0 Feet
Span Length: 24.0 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridge over Deadman Creek on BNSF Railway
History: Built 1900
Built: 1900

Location: Austin County

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235207

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Photo taken by Patrick Feller

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Boggy Creek Bridge

Status: Abandoned

Location: 29.911326,-96.255045

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Carries Old Road over Boggy Creek
Design: truss/pony/double-warren
Design Details: Double-intersection Warren pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned Bridge
History:
Built:

Location: Austin County

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235246

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Photo taken by Patrick Feller

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Old FM1093 Brazos River Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge upstream

Location: 29.670799,-96.020588

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Carries Old alignment of FM1093 over Brazos River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: 2 112' through trusses
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Bridge over Brazos River on an old alignment of FM1093
History: Built ca. 1890; Converted 1922; Damaged when a log jam took out the western piers around 1958; Closed 1960 when it was discovered the middle pier was sinking; Replaced on a new alignment 1965
Built: 1890

Location: Austin County

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289204

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Looking west

Photo taken by Patrick Feller

289205

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On east bank

Photo taken by Patrick Feller

289206

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looking east

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289207

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east bank

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469438

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Brazos River Bridge

The Brookshire Times: February 11 1960

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San Felipe Ferry

Status: No longer exists

Location: 29.809081,-96.095873

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Carries Atascocito Road over Brazos River
Design: ferry
Design Details: Ferry crossing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Ferry across Brazos River on Atascocito Road
History:
Built:

Location: Austin County

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284582

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Photo taken by Marvin Feller

284583

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284584

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Bullinger Creek Bridge

Status: Derelict/abandoned

Location: 29.798511,-96.159503

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Carries Old TX 36 over Bullinger Creek
Design: beam/stringer/concrete
Design Details: Concrete stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned concrete stringer bridge over Bullinger Creek on Old TX 36
History:
Built:

Location: Austin County

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349828

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Photo taken by Patrick Feller

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MKT - Brazos River Bridge (Old)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 29.771772,-96.036167

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Carries Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad over Brazos River
Design: truss/through/howe
Design Details: Howe through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Howe through truss bridge over Brazos River on Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad
History: Built 1892; Replaced 1906
Built: 1892

Location: Austin County

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439157

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439158

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Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

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Mill Creek Road-Mill Creek Bridge (Replacement)

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 29.929153,-96.293956

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Carries Mill Creek Road over Mill Creek
Design: beam
Design Details: Beam
Total Length: 352.1 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet

Overview: Beam bridge over Mill Creek on Mill Creek Road
History: Built 1983
Built: 1983

Location: Austin County

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Mill Creek Road-Mill Creek Bridge (Replacement)

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 29.929153,-96.293956

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Carries Mill Creek Road over Mill Creek
Design: beam
Design Details: Beam
Total Length: 352.1 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet

Overview: Beam bridge over Mill Creek on Mill Creek Road
History: Built 1983
Built: 1983

Location: Austin County

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BNSF - Bridge #103.26

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 29.897409,-96.218858

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Carries BNSF Railway over Unnamed Creek
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 12.0 Feet
Span Length: 6.0 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridge over Unnamed Creek on BNSF Railway
History: Built 1899
Built: 1899

Location: Austin County

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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.

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