Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 29.766527,-95.346871
Carries Railroad over Buffalo Bayou
Design: truss/pony/warren/verticals
Design Details: Bascule Warren pony truss with all verticals
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned bascule pony truss bridge over Buffalo Bayou on Railroad
History: Built 1912
Built: 1912.
Location: Harris County
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235117
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
235118
Removed counterweight
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
235119
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
235269
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
261062
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
261063
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
281984
The original of this photo is a 35 mm slide I shot in 1986. The bridge is now under the US 59 interchange
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
436759
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
460950
Photo taken by Patrick Feller in July 2019
502915
Photo taken by The Portal To Texas History
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.880386,-95.094534
Carries Railroad over San Jacinto River
Design: truss/through/warren/verticals
Design Details: Warren through truss with all verticals
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over San Jacinto River on Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Harris County
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235131
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
235137
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.764932,-95.358952
Carries Main Street over Buffalo Bayou
Design: arch/deck/open
Design Details: Open-spandrel concrete arch
Total Length: 1275.0 Feet
Span Length: 170.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Buffalo Bayou on Main Street in Houston
History: Built 1914; rehabilitated 1985
Built: 1914
Location: Harris County
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235115
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
405169
Bridgemapper.com photo
Photo taken by Todd Wilson in 2008
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.730833,-95.401944
Carries Dunlavy Street over US 59
Design: arch/through/steel
Design Details: Steel through arch
Total Length: 229.0 Feet
Span Length: 229.0 Feet
Overview: Steel through arch bridge over US 59 on Dunlavy Street in Houston
History: Built 2000
Built: 2000
Location: Harris County
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242490
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
242491
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.730556,-95.406667
Carries Hazard Street over US 59
Design: arch/through/steel
Design Details: Steel through arch
Total Length: 229.0 Feet
Span Length: 229.0 Feet
Overview: Steel through arch bridge over US 59 on Hazard Street in Houston
History: Built 2000
Built: 2000
Location: Harris County
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242476
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
242477
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
242482
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
242483
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.697778,-95.023333
Carries TX 146 over Houston Ship Channel / San Jacinto River
Design: suspension/stayed
Design Details: Cable-stayed
Total Length: 10462.5 Feet
Span Length: 1250.1 Feet
Overview: Pair of cable-stayed bridges over Houston Ship Channel on TX 146 in Houston
History: Built 1995
Built: 1995
Location: Harris County
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139500
Overview
From north side of highway
Photo taken by James F. Gentner in September 2008
139501
Overview
From the Baytown Side
Photo taken by James F. Gentner in Sept 2008
235128
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
235129
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
308252
Taken from the San Jacinto Monument
Photo taken by Ben Tate in November 2014
405170
Bridgemapper.com photo
Photo taken by Todd Wilson in 2008
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.731111,-95.399444
Carries Mandell Street over US 59
Design: arch/through/steel
Design Details: Steel through arch
Total Length: 229.0 Feet
Span Length: 229.0 Feet
Overview: Steel through arch bridge over US 59 on Mandell Street in Houston
History: Built 2000
Built: 2000
Location: Harris County
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242494
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 30.027423,-95.257820
Carries US 59 Northbound Frontage Road over San Jacinto River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Riveted Parker through truss
Total Length: 1498.1 Feet
Span Length: 200.1 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over San Jacinto River on US 59 Northbound Frontage Road in Houston
History: Built 1931, Converted to pedestrian use 2007.
Built: 1931
Location: Harris County
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235124
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
235125
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
235126
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
235127
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
492846
Bevil Jarrel Memorial Bridge
Photo taken by Larry D. Moore in Dec 2008
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.762778,-95.357222
Carries San Jacinto Street over Buffalo Bayou
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 325.1 Feet
Span Length: 109.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Buffalo Bayou on San Jacinto Street in Houston
History: Built 1914; rehabilitated 1996
Built: 1914
Location: Harris County
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232999
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
405171
Bridgemapper.com photo
Photo taken by Todd Wilson in 2008
492841
San Jacinto Street Bridge
Photo taken by Farragutful in Sept 2012
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.722222,-95.211667
Carries Federal Road over Houston Ship Channel
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 2881.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Tunnel under Houston Ship Channel on Federal Road
History: Built 1950
Built: 1950
Location: Harris County
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214403
South Portal
Photo taken by Nathan Morton in September 2011
214404
North Portal
Photo taken by Nathan Morton
247250
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
247251
South Entrance
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
247252
Inside the Tunnel
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
247253
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
247254
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
247255
North Entrance
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
308254
Photo taken by Ben Tate in November 2014
308255
Photo taken by Ben Tate in November 2014
308256
Photo taken by Ben Tate in November 2014
308257
Photo taken by Ben Tate in November 2014
308258
Photo taken by Ben Tate in November 2014
308260
Photo taken by Ben Tate in November 2014
308261
Photo taken by Ben Tate in November 2014
308262
Photo taken by Ben Tate in November 2014
308263
Photo taken by Ben Tate in November 2014
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.730833,-95.404167
Carries Woodhead Street over US 59
Design: arch/through/steel
Design Details: Steel through arch
Total Length: 229.0 Feet
Span Length: 229.0 Feet
Overview: Steel through arch bridge over US 59 on Woodhead Street in Houston
History: Built 2000
Built: 2000
Location: Harris County
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242489
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.766194,-95.352111
Carries McKee Street over Buffalo Bayou
Design: girder/pony/concrete
Design Details: Concrete pony girder
Total Length: 290.0 Feet
Span Length: 120.1 Feet
Overview: Concrete girder bridge over Buffalo Bayou on McKee Street in Houston
History: Built 1932
Built: 1932
Location: Harris County
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114989
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
114990
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
114991
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
114992
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
114993
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
114994
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
114995
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
114996
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
235256
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
405256
Bridgemapper.com photo
Photo taken by Todd Wilson in 2008
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 29.766191,-95.352070
Carries Gable Street (Now McKee Street) over Buffalo Bayou
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bridge over Buffalo Bayou on Gable Street (Now McKee Street)
History: Built 1908. Replaced 1932
Built: 1908
Location: Harris County
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271518
Remains
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to pedestrians
Location: 29.696396,-95.137173
Carries a golfcart/pedestrian trail in Deer Park Golf Course over a lake
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over a lake on a golfcart/pedestrian trail in Deer Park Golf Course
History: Built 1891 over Leon River in Coryell County, relocated to CR 322 in same county on or around 1950, and then relocated to current location in 1993
Built: 1891
Location: Harris County
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212880
Overview
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nakrnsm/4346181730/
466743
Deer Park Golf Course Bridge
Photo from Deer Park TX
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.757686,-95.349393
Carries Commerce Street over Navigation Blvd.
Design: slab
Design Details: Slab
Total Length: 46.9 Feet
Span Length: 23.0 Feet
Overview: Slab bridge over Navigation Blvd. on Commerce Street
History: Built 1936
Built: 1936
Location: Harris County
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233010
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
233012
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 29.764193,-95.353682
Carries Heights Bike Trail over Buffalo Bayou
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Buffalo Bayou on Heights Bike Trail
History:
Built:
Location: Harris County
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271517
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
233004
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
235279
Before Conversion
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
235280
Before Conversion
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
235281
Before Conversion
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
235282
Before Conversion
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.765011,-95.350985
Carries Elysian Street over Buffalo Bayou
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 5762.4 Feet
Span Length: 120.1 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Buffalo Bayou on Elysian Street
History: Built 1954
Built: 1954
Location: Harris County
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233011
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.768796,-95.372364
Carries Union Pacific Railroad over Houston Avenue
Design: slab
Design Details: Slab
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Slab bridge over Houston Avenue on Union Pacific Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Harris County
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235113
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
235116
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
242497
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 29.775000,-95.398611
Carries Yale Street over White Oak Bayou
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 264.1 Feet
Span Length: 55.1 Feet
Overview: Lost concrete tee beam bridge over White Oak Bayou on Yale Street
History: Built 1931; Replaced 2016
Built: 1931
Location: Harris County
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233008
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
276307
File:Yale Street Bridge over White Oak Bayou.jpg
Photo taken by TXAggie
287991
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
287992
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
287993
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
287994
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
287999
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.761389,-95.343333
Carries South Jensen Drive over Buffalo Bayou
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Haunched steel stringer
Total Length: 500.0 Feet
Span Length: 143.1 Feet
Overview: Haunched steel stringer bridge over Buffalo Bayou on South Jensen Drive
History: Built 1938
Built: 1938
Location: Harris County
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269759
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
269760
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
269761
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
269762
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
269763
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Demolished and being replaced by a new bridge
Location: 29.712778,-95.381944
Carries Almeda Road over Brays Bayou
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 149.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet
Overview: Lost concrete tee beam bridge over Brays Bayou on Almeda Road
History: Built 1931
Built: 1931
Location: Harris County
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233006
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.761336,-95.375386
Carries Sabine Street over Buffalo Bayou
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 240.2 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Buffalo Bayou on Sabine Street
History: Built 1924
Built: 1924
Location: Harris County
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200980
Sabine St. bridge
Photo taken by Robert Thompson in May 2011
200981
Sabine St. bridge
Photo taken by Robert Thompson in May 2011
200982
Sabine St. bridge
Photo taken by Robert Thompson in May 2011
233007
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.708611,-95.313056
Carries Telephone Road over Brays Bayou
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 210.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Brays Bayou on Telephone Road
History: Built 1931
Built: 1931
Location: Harris County
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235114
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
276301
File:Telephone Road Bridge Over Buffalo Bayou Houston.jpg
Photo taken by Ed Uthman
396629
Plaque
Located at north end.
Photo taken by Bob Morgan in July 2017
396630
Bridge columns and deck
View from bike path along north side of Brays Bayou, east of bridge looking south.
Photo taken by Bob Morgan in July 2017
396631
Deck
View of deck bottom detail.
Photo taken by Bob Morgan in July 2017
396632
Deck
View of deck from northeast side,
Photo taken by Bob Morgan in July 2017
396633
Telephone Road Bridge
Details of bridge railing
Photo taken by Bob Morgan in December 0000
Status: Open
Location: 30.127833,-95.628773
Carries BNSF Railway over Spring Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Timber stringer bridge over Spring Creek on BNSF Railway
History:
Built:
Location: Harris County
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284833
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
284834
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
284835
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
439394
Spring Creek Trestle - New Bridge
The old wooden trestle was replaced with a new steel piling and concrete beam bridge. This photo taken during the "Tax Day' flood, April 19, 2016.
Photo taken by Bob Morgan in April 2016
439395
Spring Creek Trestle - washout
The portion of the BNSF tracks just to the north of the new trestle was washed out in the Tax Day Flood.
Photo taken by Bob Morgan in April 2016
439396
Spring Creek Trestle - Hurricane Harvey
Water nearly over the top of the bridge in this photo. Normally about 45' to the ground off the bridge at normal river flows. 28 August 2017
Photo taken by Bob Morgan in August 2017
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.765244,-95.188159
Carries Railroad (Port Terminal Railroad Association) over Greens Bayou
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Greens Bayou on Railroad (Port Terminal Railroad Association)
History:
Built:
Location: Harris County
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233005
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
248109
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
248110
Fdhsdhfd
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
248111
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
282818
PTRA - Greens Bayou Rail Bridge
Houston TX
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
282822
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
282897
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.747017,-95.293620
Carries Railroad over Buffalo Bayou
Design: truss/through/camelback
Design Details: Camelback through truss (Pratt/Warren Hybrid)
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Camelback through truss bridge over Buffalo Bayou on Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Harris County
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232998
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
235130
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
261397
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.771412,-95.397351
Carries Railroad over Yale Street
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 47.9 Feet
Span Length: 45.9 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Yale Street on Railroad
History: Built 1936
Built: 1936
Location: Harris County
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232995
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
232996
Plaque #2
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
232997
Plaque #1
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
233002
Plaqu #3
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.753953,-95.302851
Carries Railroad over Buffalo Bayou
Design: truss/through/warren
Design Details: Warren through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: through truss bridge over Buffalo Bayou on Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Harris County
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232994
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
283034
Buffalo bayou rail bridge
Swing railroad bridgw
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in June 2013
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 30.115554,-95.426051
Carries Railroad over Spring Creek
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Spring Creek on Railroad
History: Built 1920
Built: 1920
Location: Harris County
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235283
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
235284
Remains of a previous trestle underneath
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
235285
Date in concrete pier
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.756949,-95.294431
Carries Railroad over Clinton Drive
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 78.1 Feet
Span Length: 78.1 Feet
Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Clinton Drive on Railroad
History:
Built: 1927
Location: Harris County
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235120
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
235121
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.757181,-95.293672
Carries Railroad over Clinton Drive
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 154.9 Feet
Span Length: 68.9 Feet
Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Clinton Drive on Railroad
History: Built 1927
Built: 1927
Location: Harris County
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235122
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
235123
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Replaced by a new bridge and abandoned
Location: 29.591131,-95.041523
Carries Red Bluff Road over Taylor Lake
Design: beam/stringer
Design Details: Stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bridge over Taylor Lake
History: Built 1955; Replaced on a new alignement 1981 and abandoned
Built: 1955
Location: Harris County
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235148
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
235149
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
235150
Plaque
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.799465,-95.090229
Carries Union Pacific Railroad over San Jacinto River
Design: truss/through/warren/verticals
Design Details: Warren through truss with all verticals
Total Length: 4379.0 Feet
Span Length: 160.0 Feet
Overview: Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over San Jacinto River on Union Pacific Railroad
History: Built 1926;
Built: 1926
Location: Harris County
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235151
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
235266
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
235268
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
235271
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
501859
Photo taken by Robert W. Richardson; Courtesy of the Denver Public Library; Used under Fair Use as an educational resource
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.732577,-95.230158
Carries Clinton Drive over Panther Creek
Design: culvert/concrete
Design Details: Concrete culvert
Total Length: 34.1 Feet
Span Length: 9.8 Feet
Overview: Concrete culvert bridge oover Panther Creek on Clinton Drive
History:
Built: 1948
Location: Harris County
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235157
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
235158
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to traffic
http://ridemetro.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=5&clip_id=785&meta_id=10643
Location: 29.771410,-95.359292
Carries Railroad over North Main Street
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Tee beam
Total Length: 51.8 Feet
Span Length: 22.0 Feet
Overview: Tunnel under Railroad on North Main Street
History: Reconstructed 1923
Built: 1923
Location: Harris County
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235199
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
235200
Plaque
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
284692
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Removed but not replaced
Location: 29.716807,-94.945465
Carries Union Pacific Railroad over Cedar Bayou
Design: truss/through/warren
Design Details: Warren through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Warren through truss bridge over Cedar Bayou on Union Pacific Railroad
History: Built 1966
Built: 1966
Location: Harris County
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235240
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
235260
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
235261
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
264977
Cedar Bayou Railroad Bridge
Texas
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
282543
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
282544
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
438346
Photo taken by Steve Sivek
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.783983,-95.436754
Carries Railroads over Hempstead Road
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 58.1 Feet
Span Length: 58.1 Feet
Overview: Deck girder bridge over Hempstead Road on Railroads
History: Built 1934
Built: 1934
Location: Harris County
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235242
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
235243
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.987987,-95.130201
Carries Railroad over Lake Houston
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Lake Houston on Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Harris County
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235250
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.764455,-95.363600
Carries Smith Street over Buffalo Bayou
Design: beam/stringer/concrete
Design Details: Concrete stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete stringer bridge over Buffalo Bayou on Smith Street
History: Built 1925
Built: 1925
Location: Harris County
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235254
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
235255
Plaque
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.783333,-95.436667
Carries Union Pacific Rr over Hempstead Hwy
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 46.9 Feet
Span Length: 46.9 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Hempstead Hwy on Union Pacific Rr
History: Built 1934
Built: 1934
Location: Harris County
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235272
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.783611,-95.436667
Carries Union Pacific Rr over Hempstead Hwy
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 46.9 Feet
Span Length: 46.9 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Hempstead Hwy on Union Pacific Rr
History: Built 1934
Built: 1934
Location: Harris County
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235273
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.717222,-95.205556
Carries Port Terminal Rr over Red Bluff Road
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 154.9 Feet
Span Length: 68.9 Feet
Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Red Bluff Road on Port Terminal Rr
History: Built 1948
Built: 1948
Location: Harris County
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235278
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
270000
photo
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.776600,-95.341855
Carries Railroad over Jensen Drive
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Jensen Drive on Railroad
History: Built 1939
Built: 1939
Location: Harris County
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242478
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
242479
Gloat plaque from the THD
Showing how they built the abutments and nothing else
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
242480
Plaque
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
242481
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.778717,-95.441389
Carries Railroad over I10/US90/Katy Freeway
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over I10/US90/Katy Freeway on Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Harris County
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242484
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.781557,-95.439693
Carries Railroad over Katy Road
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Katy Road on Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Harris County
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242485
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
242486
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.767500,-95.448333
Carries Railroad over Memorial Drive
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 105.0 Feet
Span Length: 44.9 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Memorial Drive on Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Harris County
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243617
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
243618
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
243619
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
243620
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
243621
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
243622
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.734576,-95.305581
Carries Railroad over S 69th Street/US90
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 140.1 Feet
Span Length: 63.0 Feet
Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over S 69th Street/US90 on Railroad
History:
Built: 1936
Location: Harris County
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242488
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.735004,-95.307040
Carries Railroad over South Wayside Drive/US90
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 60.0 Feet
Span Length: 58.1 Feet
Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over South Wayside Drive/US90 on Railroad
History: Built 1936
Built: 1936
Location: Harris County
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242492
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.731667,-95.390833
Carries Montrose Boulevard over US59
Design: arch/through/steel
Design Details: Steel through arch
Total Length: 214.9 Feet
Span Length: 214.9 Feet
Overview: Steel through arch bridge over US59 on Montrose Boulevard
History: Built 2005
Built: 2005
Location: Harris County
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242493
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.731389,-95.394444
Carries Graustark Street over US59
Design: arch/through/steel
Design Details: Steel through arch
Total Length: 214.9 Feet
Span Length: 214.9 Feet
Overview: Steel through arch bridge over US59 on Graustark Street
History: Built 2005
Built: 2005
Location: Harris County
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242495
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.716111,-95.211667
Carries Port Terminal RA over Shaver Street & Little Vince Bayou
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 146.0 Feet
Span Length: 48.9 Feet
Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Shaver Street & Little Vince Bayou on Port Terminal RR
History: Built 1960
Built: 1960
Location: Harris County
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242498
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
242499
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
242500
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
242501
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
269291
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.768571,-95.448280
Carries Railroad over Memorial Drive
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 126.0 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Memorial Drive on Railroad
History:
Built: 1964
Location: Harris County
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243623
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
243624
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
243625
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
243626
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
243627
Plaque
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
243628
photo
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.764523,-95.362686
Carries Franklin Street over Buffalo Bayou
Design: beam/stringer
Design Details: Stringer
Total Length: 350.1 Feet
Span Length: 79.1 Feet
Overview: Stringer bridge over Buffalo Bayou on Franklin Street
History: Built 1914; rehabilitated 1998
Built: 1914
Location: Harris County
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245155
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
245156
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
245157
Donnellan Crypt
Underneath the bridge.
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
245158
Gloat Plate
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.709972,-95.331459
Carries Railroad over Old Spanish trail/US 90
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 47.9 Feet
Span Length: 44.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Old Spanish trail/US 90 on Railroad
History: Built 1934
Built: 1934
Location: Harris County
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247232
Girder Portion
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
247233
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
247234
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
247235
Steel Stinger Portion
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
247236
Plaque
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.735490,-95.315012
Carries Hughes Street over Country Club Bayou
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 102.0 Feet
Span Length: 33.1 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Country Club Bayou on Hughes Street
History: Built 1929
Built: 1929
Location: Harris County
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248089
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
248090
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.732187,-95.298095
Carries Railroad over Forest Hill Boulevard
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Forest Hill Boulevard on Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Harris County
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248093
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
248095
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.735599,-95.315591
Carries Railroad over Country Club Bayou
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Timber stringer bridge over Country Club Bayou on Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Harris County
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248092
East Trestle
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
248094
West Trestle
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.730117,-95.293264
Carries Railroad over 75th Street
Design: frame/concrete
Design Details: Concrete rigid frame
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete rigid frame bridge over 75th Street on Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Harris County
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248096
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 29.763669,-95.375765
Carries Pedestrian crossing over Memorial Drive
Design: girder
Design Details: Prestressed concrete box girder-single spread
Total Length: 200.1 Feet
Span Length: 54.1 Feet
Overview: Girder bridge over Memorial Drive on Pedestrian crossing
History: Built 1955
Built: 1955
Location: Harris County
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249299
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.681837,-95.252510
Carries Railroad over Old Galveston Road
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 237.9 Feet
Span Length: 67.9 Feet
Overview: Steel Stringer bridge over Old Galveston Road on Railroad
History: Built 1970
Built: 1970
Location: Harris County
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249304
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.813242,-95.338154
Carries Railroad (UP) over Kelley Street
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 160.1 Feet
Span Length: 44.9 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Kelley Street on Railroad (UP)
History: Built 1954
Built: 1954
Location: Harris County
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250073
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
250074
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
250075
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
250076
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.813131,-95.350428
Carries Railroad (HB&T/UP) over Kelley Street
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 182.1 Feet
Span Length: 48.9 Feet
Overview: Bridge over Kelley Street on Railroad (HB&T/UP)
History: Built 1960
Built: 1960
Location: Harris County
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250077
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
250078
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Abandoned
Location: 29.727520,-94.990777
Carries Railroad (UP) over Goose Creek
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Goose Creek on Railroad (UP)
History:
Built:
Location: Harris County
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261115
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
261116
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
261117
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Replaced a new bridge
Location: 29.705060,-95.017158
Carries TX 146 over Houston Ship Channel
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 9999999.9 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Tunnel under Houston Ship Channel on TX 146
History: Built 1953, Closed 1995, Demolished 1997-1999 due to the deepening of the Houston Ship Canal
Built: 1953
Location: Harris County
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255657
May 1991
Photo taken by Dan
317839
Opening Day 1953
© Texas Department of Transportation
317840
Tunnel Sections
The underwater tunnel sections were fabricated at a steel mill in Orange, Texas. With the ends sealed, the floating tubes were towed 125 miles (200 km) along the intracoastal waterway and the Houston Ship Channel to the tunnel site.
© Texas Department of Transportationv
317841
Construction of the approach tunnel.
© Texas Department of Transportation
453783
Baytown Tunnel
Article
The Baytown Sun: September 21 1953
453784
Baytown Tunnel
The Baytown Sun: September 21 1953
453785
Baytown Tunnel
The Baytown Sun: September 21 1953
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.807381,-94.914559
Carries Railroad (UP) over Cedar Bayou
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Cedar Bayou on Railroad (UP)
History:
Built:
Location: Harris County
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261118
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
261119
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
282528
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
282529
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Replaced
Location: 29.762361,-95.346459
Carries International & Great Northern Railroad over Buffalo Bayou
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Underneath Counterweight Type Deck Plate Girder Bascule
Total Length: 133.6 Feet
Span Length: 110.6 Feet
Overview: Underneath Counterweight Type Deck Plate Girder Bascule Bridge over Buffalo Bayou on International & Great Northern Railroad
History: Built 1915; Replaced 1993
Built: 1915
Location: Harris County
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264955
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
264956
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
282593
The modern bridge
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
282594
The modern bridge
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
282595
The modern bridge
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
282596
The modern bridge
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
334405
From "The Strauss Bascule Bridge Company, Inc., engineers and designers of trunnion, bascule and direct lift bridges." by the Strauss Bascule Bridge Company. Published 1920.
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
347387
Bascule bridge design plan
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in January 2016
350786
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
350787
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
359854
I&GN - Buffalo Bayou Bridge
Bridge lowering by hand power
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in March 2014
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.772431,-95.365956
Carries Railroad (UP) over Interstate 45/Interstate 10/US 90, White Oak Bayou, and Heights Bike Trail
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 1030.9 Feet
Span Length: 100.1 Feet
Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Interstate 45/Interstate 10/US 90, White Oak Bayou, and Heights Bike Trail on Railroad (UP)
History: Built 1961
Built: 1961
Location: Harris County
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266056
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
283481
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
283482
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
283484
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to pipes
Location: 29.717222,-95.205833
Carries Utility Piping over Red Bluff Road
Design: slab
Design Details: Slab
Total Length: 134.8 Feet
Span Length: 68.9 Feet
Overview: Slab bridge over Red Bluff Road on Utility Piping
History: Built 1948
Built: 1948
Location: Harris County
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269995
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
269996
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
269997
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nakrnsm/10746577726/
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
269998
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
269999
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.690038,-95.260261
Carries Railroad (UP) over Old Sims Bayou
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Old Sims Bayou on Railroad (UP)
History:
Built:
Location: Harris County
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272335
photo
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.690249,-95.260047
Carries Galveston Road over Old Sims Bayou
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 175.9 Feet
Span Length: 43.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Old Sims Bayou on Galveston Road
History: Built 1945; rehabilitated 1970
Built: 1945
Location: Harris County
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272336
photo
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
272337
photo
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.767559,-95.223861
Carries Market Street over Hunting Bayou
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Tee beam
Total Length: 82.0 Feet
Span Length: 20.0 Feet
Overview: Slab bridge over Hunting Bayou on Market Street
History: Built 1943
Built: 1943
Location: Harris County
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269293
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
269294
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
269296
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.767222,-95.223889
Carries Market St Eb over Hunting Bayou
Design: slab
Design Details: Slab
Total Length: 82.0 Feet
Span Length: 20.0 Feet
Overview: Slab bridge over Hunting Bayou on Market St Eb
History: Built 1948; rehabilitated 1960
Built: 1948
Location: Harris County
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269292
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
269295
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.716148,-95.213941
Carries Railroad (PTRA) over Richey Street
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 208.0 Feet
Span Length: 58.1 Feet
Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Richey Street on Railroad (PTRA)
History: Built 1966
Built: 1966
Location: Harris County
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270001
Photo taken by Luke Harden
270002
Photo taken by Luke Harden
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.760439,-95.408389
Carries Shepherd Drive over Buffalo Bayou
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 332.0 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Buffalo Bayou on Shepherd Drive
History: Built 1921; rehabilitated 1951
Built: 1921
Location: Harris County
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276219
photo
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
276220
photo
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
276221
photo
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: No longer exists
Location: 29.679869,-94.929074
Carries Tri- City Beach Road over Cedar Bayou
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bridge over Cedar Bayou on Tri- City Beach Road
History: Closed and removed in the mid to late 1980s
Built:
Location: Harris County
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280480
Cedar Bayou Bridge
Baytown TX
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in March 2014
281985
photo
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 29.756283,-95.320139
Carries Adams Street/Lockwood Drive over Buffalo Bayou
Design: truss/through/warren/verticals
Design Details: Warren through truss with all verticals
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Buffalo Bayou on Adams Street/Lockwood Drive
History: Built 1927; Replaced 1983
Built: 1927
Location: Harris County
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283224
Remains of bridge abutments beneath Lockwood Drive bridge
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
283225
Remains of bridge abutments beneath Lockwood Drive Bridge
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
283226
photo
Remains of bridge abutments beneath Lockwood Dr bridge
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
283255
Lockwood Drive Bridge
Once in operation before it was replaced
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
459898
Photo taken by Joel Warren Barna
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.818681,-95.383050
Carries Airline Drive over Hbt Rr
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 522.0 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Hbt Rr on Airline Drive
History: Built 1941
Built: 1941
Location: Harris County
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281858
photo
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
281859
photo
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
281860
photo
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
281861
photo
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
467430
Airline Drive Overpass Plaque
Photo taken by Larry D. Moore in July 2019
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.763440,-95.080264
Carries Lynchburg Road/Independence Parkway over Buffalo Bayou
Design: ferry
Design Details: Ferry crossing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Ferry across Buffalo Bayou on Lynchburg Road/Independence Parkway
History:
Built:
Location: Harris County
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282540
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
282541
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.779442,-95.370394
Carries White Oak Drive over Little White Oak Bayou
Design: culvert
Design Details: Culvert
Total Length: 21.0 Feet
Span Length: 21.0 Feet
Overview: Culvert bridge over Little White Oak Bayou on White Oak Drive
History: Built 1930
Built: 1930
Location: Harris County
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282567
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
282568
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
282569
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
282570
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
282571
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
282572
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.779397,-95.409567
Carries N Shepherd Drive over White Oak Bayou
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 179.1 Feet
Span Length: 55.1 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over White Oak Bayou on N Shepherd Drive
History: Built 1929; rehabilitated 1996
Built: 1929
Location: Harris County
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282573
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: No longer exists
Location: 29.727471,-95.278314
Carries Galveston, Harrisburg, & San Antonio Railroad over Brays Bayou
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pony plate girder bridge over Brays Bayou on Galveston, Harrisburg, & San Antonio Railroad
History: Built 1915
Built: 1915
Location: Harris County
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283032
GH&SA Brays Bayou Bridge
Towers and machinery removed
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
406368
Published prior to 1923
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.727580,-95.280494
Carries Port Terminal Railroad Association over Brays Bayou
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Brays Bayou on Port Terminal Railroad Association
History:
Built:
Location: Harris County
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283216
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
283217
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
283218
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.723442,-95.288410
Carries Union Pacific Railroad Co., Galveston Subdivision over Brays Bayou
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Brays Bayou on Union Pacific Railroad Co., Galveston Subdivision
History:
Built:
Location: Harris County
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283219
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
283220
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.766941,-95.188678
Carries Union-Pacific Railroad Co., Baytown Subdivision over Greens Bayou
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Greens Bayou on Union-Pacific Railroad Co., Baytown Subdivision
History:
Built:
Location: Harris County
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283228
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
283229
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.724992,-95.266231
Carries Ih 610 over Houston Ship Channel
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 1230.0 Feet
Span Length: 430.1 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Houston Ship Channel on Ih 610
History: Built 1973
Built: 1973
Location: Harris County
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283230
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.736161,-95.145967
Carries Beltway 8 over Houston Ship Channel
Design: girder/deck/concrete
Design Details: Concrete deck girder
Total Length: 10538.6 Feet
Span Length: 750.0 Feet
Overview: Haunched concrete deck girder bridge over Houston Ship Channel on Beltway 8
History: Built 1980
Built: 1980
Location: Harris County
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283231
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
308253
Photo taken by Ben Tate in November 2014
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 30.026797,-95.254629
Carries Union Pacific Railroad Company, Lufkin Subdivision over San Jacinto River
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over San Jacinto River on Union Pacific Railroad Company, Lufkin Subdivision
History:
Built:
Location: Harris County
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283256
Union Pacific 844 Crosses the San Jacinto River, 11:47 am, October 26, 2012
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Removed and replaced 2014.
Location: 29.783338,-95.413597
Carries Union Pacific Railroad Company over White Oak Bayou
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Timber stringer bridge over White Oak Bayou on Union Pacific Railroad Company
History: Had been abandoned and severely damaged by fire prior to 2009. In 2014 being replaced bHike & Bike Trail bridge
Built:
Location: Harris County
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283432
Trestle before demolition, looking east
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
283433
Trestle, before demolition, looking south
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
283436
Trestle, before demolition, looking northwest
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
283437
Trestle, before demolition, looking west
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
283438
Trestle, before demolition, looking west
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
283439
Trestle, before demolition, from Durham looking west
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
283440
After demolition. Hike & Bike Trail bridge under construction
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
283441
After demolition. Hike & Bike Trail Bridge under construction
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Derelict/abandoned
Uncertain
Location: 29.775722,-95.398900
Carries Union Pacific Railroad Company over White Oak Bayou
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over White Oak Bayou on Union Pacific Railroad Company
History: After flooding from Alicia, the timber approaches were removed
Built:
Location: Harris County
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283461
Before timber approaches removed
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
283462
Before timber approaches and ties removed Looking north
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
283463
Before timber approaches removed
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
283464
Yale Street and I-10 in background
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Destroyed by fire
Location: 29.778820,-95.389357
Carries Heights Bike Trail over White Oak Bayou
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: True timber trestle
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Timber stringer bridge over White Oak Bayou on Heights Bike Trail
History: Partially destroyed by fire August 2020; Planned to be repaired 2021
Built:
Location: Harris County
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283465
After conversion
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
283466
Before conversion
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
283467
Before conversion
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
283468
After conversion
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
283469
Before conversion
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
283470
Before conversion
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
283471
Before conversion
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
283472
Before conversion
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to pedestrians and bicycles only
Location: 29.774732,-95.366559
Carries Heights Bike Trail over White Oak Bayou
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over White Oak Bayou on Heights Bike Trail
History: Converted to bike trail bridge in 2009
Built:
Location: Harris County
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283473
After conversion, looking north
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
283474
After conversion, looking northwest
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
283475
After conversion, looking northwest
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
283476
After conversion, looking west
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
283477
During conversion, looking west
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
283478
After conversion, looking north
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
283479
During conversion, looking northwest
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
283480
During conversion, looking northwest
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
283485
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to pedestrians and bicycles only
Location: 29.767398,-95.359241
Carries Heights Bike Trail over White Oak Bayou
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over White Oak Bayou on Heights Bike Trail
History: Formerly MKT Railroad, then UPRR, then abandoned, converted to Heights Bike Trail Bridge after 2009
Built:
Location: Harris County
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283519
During conversion to bike trail bridge
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
283520
During conversion to bike trail bridge
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to pedestrians and bicycles only
Location: 29.765647,-95.357979
Carries MKT Trail/Heights Bike Trail over White Oak Bayou
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over White Oak Bayou on MKT Trail/Heights Bike Trail
History: Converted to bike trail bridge after 2009
Built:
Location: Harris County
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283521
During conversion to bike trail bridge
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
283522
During conversion to bike trail bridge
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.765333,-95.358361
Carries Union Pacific Railroad Co. (UP), Terminal-Passenger Subdivision over White Oak Bayou
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over White Oak Bayou on Union Pacific Railroad Co. (UP), Terminal-Passenger Subdivision
History:
Built:
Location: Harris County
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283523
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
283524
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
283525
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
283526
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.740813,-95.341734
Carries Union Pacific Railroad/Houston Belt & Terminal Railway over Polk Street
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Polk Street on Union Pacific Railroad/Houston Belt & Terminal
History:
Built: 1937
Location: Harris County
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284693
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
284694
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open
Location: 29.752963,-95.347770
Carries HBT Railway/UP Railroad over Harrisburg Boulevard/Metro Light Rail
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Tee beam
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Harrisburg Boulevard on HBT Railway/UP Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Harris County
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284713
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
284714
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
284715
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Abandoned and filled in
Location: 29.753902,-95.348061
Carries HBT Railway/UP Railroad over Preston Street
Design: frame/concrete
Design Details: Concrete rigid frame
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete rigid frame bridge over Preston Street on HBT Railway/UP Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Harris County
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284716
Preston Street, looking east
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
284717
St Charles, looking south
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
284718
St Charles Street, looking northwest
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
284719
West end, looking north
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open
Location: 29.851235,-95.288087
Carries Union Pacific Railroad over Hall's Bayou
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Trestle
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Timber stringer bridge over Hall's Bayou on Union Pacific Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Harris County
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284853
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
284854
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
284855
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.764217,-95.324139
Carries Emile Street over Japhet Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 120.1 Feet
Span Length: 15.1 Feet
Overview: Timber stringer bridge over Japhet Creek on Emile Street
History: Built 1991
Built: 1991
Location: Harris County
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287249
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
287250
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
287251
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open
Location: 29.762321,-95.325960
Carries Union Pacific Railroad over Japhet Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Timber stringer bridge over Japhet Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Harris County
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287252
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
287253
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
287254
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open
Location: 29.671048,-95.242500
Carries Union Pacific Railroad over Berry Draw
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Berry Draw on Union Pacific Railroad
History: Built 1988
Built: 1988
Location: Harris County
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287443
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
287448
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
287449
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Replaced
Location: 29.763188,-95.357521
Carries San Jacinto Street over Buffalo Bayou
Design: truss/through/pennsylvania
Design Details: Pennsylvania through truss swing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Buffalo Bayou on San Jacinto Street
History: Built 1881; Replaced by the current concrete arch bridge in 1914
Built: 1881
Location: Harris County
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288690
San Jacinto Bridge
Bridge Removed
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
319688
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 29.791699,-95.061822
Carries Market Street over San Jacinto River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Parker through truss(?)
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Parker through truss bridge over San Jacinto River on Market Street
History:
Built:
Location: Harris County
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464963
Courtesy of the Houston Chronicle; Used under Fair Use
Status: Open to pedestrians and bicycles only
Location: 29.777538,-95.387774
Carries Heights Bike Trail over Studemont St
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Studemont St on Heights Bike Trail
History: Formerly MKT Railroad, then UPRR, then abandoned, converted to Heights Bike Trail Bridge after 2009
Built:
Location: Harris County
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295078
photo
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
295079
photo
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
295080
photo
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
295081
photo
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
295082
photo
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Collapsed
Location: 30.062713,-95.334967
Carries Unknown over Spring Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Steel stringer bridge over Spring Creek on Unknown
History:
Built:
Location: Harris County
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307426
Looking East
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
307427
Looking South
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
307428
Paved wooden deck and steel stringers
Looking south
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
307429
Steel stringers
Looking south
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
307430
Steel stringers
Looking east
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
307431
Timber support and steel guardrail
South bank
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
307432
Guardrail
South bank
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
307433
Guardrail and timber supports
South bank, looking north
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
307434
Timber support and steel guardrail
South bank, looking north
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 29.710196,-95.385400
Carries Brays Bayou Trail over Brays Bayou
Design: arch/through/steel
Design Details: Steel through arch
Total Length: 290.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Steel through arch bridge over Brays Bayou on Brays Bayou Trail
History: Built 2012
Built: 2012
Location: Harris County
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317456
photo
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Intact but closed to all traffic
Location: 29.744886,-95.340528
Carries Union Pacific Railroad Co., Galveston Subdivision over
Design: girder/pony
Design Details: Pony/through girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pony/through girder turntable on Union Pacific Railroad Co., Galveston Subdivision
History:
Built:
Location: Harris County
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311438
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
311439
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
311440
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
311441
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
311442
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
311443
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Removed
Location: 29.728458,-95.337821
Carries Galveston-Houston Electric Railway over Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway & Leeland Road
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: 1 88' Pony plate girder
1 24' Pony plate girder
83 23' Concrete deck girders
Total Length: 1760.0 Feet
Span Length: 88.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway & Leeland Road on Galveston-Houston Electric Railway
History: Built 1910
Built: 1910
Location: Harris County
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319023
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
395865
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
395866
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
395867
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
395877
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
Status: Removed
Location: 29.510406,-95.105716
Carries Galveston-Houston Electric Railway over Clear Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Trestle over Clear Creek on Galveston-Houston Electric Railway
History: Built 1910
Built: 1910
Location: Harris County
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325782
From The Electric Railway Journal, Volume 37 January-June 1911
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1920
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 29.876225,-95.094652
Carries US 90 over San Jacinto River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Parker through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Parker through truss bridge over San Jacinto River on US 90
History: Built 1931; Replaced 1977
Built: 1931
Location: Harris County
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322659
Looking west, toward the San Jacinto River
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
464959
Courtesy of the Houston Chronicle; Used under Fair Use
464960
Flood of 1929
Courtesy of the Houston Chronicle; Used under Fair Use
Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 29.707627,-95.376223
Carries Columbia Tap Rail Trail over SH 288
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 330.1 Feet
Span Length: 132.9 Feet
Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over SH 288 on Columbia Tap Rail Trail
History: Built by Houston Belt & Terminal Railway (HBT) 1980; Converted to hike and bike trail
Built: 1980
Location: Harris County
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317457
Looking North
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
317458
Looking West
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
317459
Looking West
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
317460
Looking West
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
317461
Looking West
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.727014,-95.337110
Carries Houston Belt & Terminal Railway/Union Pacific Railroad over Lockwood
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Lockwood on Houston Belt & Terminal Railway/Union Pacific Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Harris County
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317464
Looking Northwest
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
317465
Looking North
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
317466
Looking North
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.714410,-95.332930
Carries Union Pacific Railroad Company/Houston Belt & Terminal Railway over Brays Bayou
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Brays Bayou on Union Pacific Railroad Company/Houston Belt & Terminal Railway
History:
Built:
Location: Harris County
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317467
Looking northeast
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
317468
Looking northeast through Spur 5 bridge
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
317469
Looking North
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
317470
Looking North
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
317471
Looking North
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
317472
Looking North
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
317473
Looking North
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
317474
Looking Northwest
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
317475
Looking Northwest
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
317476
Looking Northwest
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.705675,-95.274864
Carries Union Pacific Railroad over Plum Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Plum Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Harris County
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317477
Looking northeast
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Removed but not replaced
Location: 29.754281,-95.297835
Carries 69th Street/US 90 over Buffalo Bayou
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss bascule
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Buffalo Bayou on 69th Street/US 90
History: First shows up on maps 1946; removed 1983
Built:
Location: Harris County
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456592
Courtesy of the Houston Chronicle; Used under Fair Use
456690
Replaced
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in September 2019
456722
Replaced
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in September 2019
460949
© Texas Department of Transportation
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 29.764910,-95.358908
Carries Main Street over Buffalo Bayou
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Buffalo Bayou on Main Street
History: Removed 1913
Built:
Location: Harris County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 29.762360,-95.346460
Carries International & Great Northern Railroad over Buffalo Bayou
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 224.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Buffalo Bayou on International & Great Northern Railroad
History: Built ca. 1873; Replaced 1915
Built: 1873
Location: Harris County
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358958
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
359849
I&GN - Buffalo Bayou Bridge
Replaced in 1915
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in August 2016
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 29.765318,-95.358114
Carries Galveston, Harrisburg, & San Antonio Railroad over White Oak Bayou
Design: truss/deck/pratt
Design Details: Pratt deck truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over White Oak Bayou on Galveston, Harrisburg, & San Antonio Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Harris County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 29.716028,-95.265918
Carries Road over Buffalo Bayou (?)
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Buffalo Bayou (?) on Road
History:
Built:
Location: Harris County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 29.772449,-95.365417
Carries Southern Pacific Railroad over Road, Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad & White Oak Bayou
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Road, Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad & White Oak Bayou on Southern Pacific Railroad
History: Built 19XX; Replaced 1961
Built:
Location: Harris County
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Status: Closed due to barge collision
To be repaired or rebuilt and reopened as quickly as possible.
Location: 29.793558,-95.063214
Carries Interstate 10 over San Jacinto River
Design: beam/stringer
Design Details:
Total Length: 2608.1 Feet
Span Length: 220.2 Feet
Overview: Bridge over San Jacinto River on Interstate 10
History: Built 1971. Closed due to barge collision February 2019; reopened May 2019. Closed due to collision with runaway barges during Tropical Storm Imelda September 20, 2019.
Built: 1971
Location: Harris County
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456591
Damaged barge and columns under I-10 bridge from Coast Guard drone
Drone footage shows barges lodged beneath I-10 bridge Two barges are lodged beneath the I-10 San Jacinto River Bridge, after nine barges broke away from their moorings at the San Jacinto River Fleet in Houston, Sept. 20, 2019. A unified command consisting of the Coast Guard, Texas Department of Transportation, Texas General Land Office, and Canal Barge Company is responding. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 1st Class Andrew Zimmerman)
Snapshot from U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 1st Class Andrew Zimmerman, September 21, 2019
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 29.876225,-95.094652
Carries US 90 over San Jacinto River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over San Jacinto River on US 90
History: Removed ca 1929
Built:
Location: Harris County
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464961
Flood of 1929
Courtesy of the Houston Chronicle; Used under Fair Use
Status: No longer exists
Location: 29.761880,-95.372013
Carries Galveston & Houston Junction Railroad over Buffalo Bayou
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss swing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Buffalo Bayou on Galveston & Houston Junction Railroad
History: Built in 1865 ; replaced in 1912
Built: 1865
Location: Harris County
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500986
G&HJ - Buffalo Bayou Bridge
Photo taken by Ferdindand Meyer V
500987
G&HJ - Buffalo Bayou Bridge
Tech drawing from Douglas Butler
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in June 2020
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.
