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Status: Removed
Location: 29.582905,-95.757816
Carries US 90A, US 59 over Brazos River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Cantilevered through truss
Total Length: 1156.0 Feet
Span Length: 364.0 Feet
Overview: Lost cantilevered through truss over Brazos River on US 90A at Richmond
History: Opened July 23, 1925; parallel bridge built 1965; closed to traffic Nov. 1986; demolished July 14, 1988
Built: 1925
Location: Fort Bend County
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114960
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Status: Abandoned
Plans have been for the bridge to be incorporated in a hike and bike trail and a concrete bridge extends across the river, though no improvements have been made on the truss bridge's track bed.
Location: 29.671537,-96.020840
Carries Abandoned Union Pacific Railroad over Brazos River
Design: truss/through/polygonal
Design Details: Single abandoned 260 ft Camelback Skewed Through Truss section.
Total Length: 1200.0 Feet
Span Length: 260.0 Feet
Overview: Camelback Through Truss bridge over Brazos River on railroad
History: Built 1922; Second truss removed in 1981
Built: 1922
Location: Fort Bend County
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210307
210308
Wallis Tx Abandoned RR Thru Truss
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Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
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Status: Open
Location: 29.584987,-95.758785
Carries Union Pacific Railroad over Brazos River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Parker through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Parker through truss bridge over Brazo River on Union Pacific Railroad
History: Closed after being damaged by flooding in 2016
Built:
Location: Fort Bend County
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235176
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UP - Brazos River Bridge (Richmond)
looking northeast
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Status: Unknown status
Location: 29.575308,-95.772853
Carries BNSF Railway over Us 90a
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 55.1 Feet
Span Length: 55.1 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Us 90a on BNSF Railway
History: Built 1932
Built: 1932
Location: Fort Bend County
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291674
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291675
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291684
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Status: Open
Location: 29.558762,-95.818827
Carries Sp Rr over Us 90a
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 35.1 Feet
Span Length: 33.1 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Us 90a on Sp Rr
History: Built 1930
Built: 1930
Location: Fort Bend County
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291671
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291672
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291673
Portion of bridge removed and set aside
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.559807,-95.819873
Carries Sp Railroad over Sh 36
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 49.9 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Sh 36 on Sp Railroad
History: Built 1930
Built: 1930
Location: Fort Bend County
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291685
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 29.584990,-95.758790
Carries Southern Pacific Railroad over Brazos River
Design: truss/through/whipple
Design Details: Whipple through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Brazos River on Southern Pacific Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Fort Bend County
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477896
1899
Courtesy of the Fort Bend Museum
477897
1899
Courtesy of the Fort Bend Museum
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 29.581509,-95.756406
Carries Highway over Brazos River
Design: truss/through/bowstring
Design Details: Bowstring through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Brazos River on Highway
History:
Built:
Location: Fort Bend County
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Historical Photo
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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