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BNSF - FM 390 Overpass

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 30.271667,-96.492222

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Carries BNSF Railway over FM 390
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 24.9 Feet
Span Length: 24.9 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridge over FM 390 on BNSF Railway
History: Built 1920
Built: 1920

Location: Washington County

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235208

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Photo taken by Patrick Feller

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Branch New Year Crk Bridge

Status: No longer exists

Location: 30.226944,-96.481944

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Carries Hoddeville School Road over Branch of New Year Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 60.0 Feet
Span Length: 59.1 Feet

Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over a branch of New Year Creek on Hoddeville School Road
History: Built ca. 1940; replaced 2004
Built: ca. 1940

Location: Washington County

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Indian Creek Bridge

Status: No longer exists

Location: 30.158333,-96.543611

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Carries Hohenwalde School over Indian Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 61.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet

Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Indian Creek on Hohenwalde School
History: Built ca. 1940; replaced 2004
Built: ca. 1940

Location: Washington County

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Tommelson Creek Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians only

Location: 30.176317,-96.397075

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Carries Trail over Tommelson Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: The Yegua Creek Bridge is a rare surviving example of the work of Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Works in Texas, and the last remaining Pratt through truss in Washington Co.
Total Length: 85.0 Feet
Span Length: 85.0 Feet

Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Tommelson Creek on Trail
History: Moved twice, then again to over Higgins Creek in Henderson Park, Brenham
Built: 1890-1891

Location: Washington County

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247833

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Tommelson Creek

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282227

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Photo taken by Patrick Feller

282228

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Photo taken by Patrick Feller

282229

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Photo taken by Patrick Feller

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BNSF - Hog Branch Trestle

Status: Derelict/abandoned

Location: 30.166728,-96.385483

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Carries BNSF Railway over Hog Branch
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer Trestle
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned timber stringer bridge over Hog Branch on Southern Pacific Railroad
History:
Built:

Location: Washington County

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284849

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Photo taken by Patrick Feller

284850

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Photo taken by Patrick Feller

284851

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Photo taken by Patrick Feller

284852

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Photo taken by Patrick Feller

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Fireman's Park Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 30.172250,-96.400250

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Carries Unnamed park road over Higgins Branch
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 30.0 Feet
Span Length: 30.0 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridge over Higgins Branch on Unnamed park road
History:
Built:

Location: Washington County

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317347

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Fireman's Park Bridge

Photo taken by Larry D. Moore in February 2015

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Old State Highway 105 - Brazos River Bridge

Status: No longer exists

Location: 30.338140,-96.159942

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Carries Old State Highway 105 over Brazos River
Design: truss/through/whipple
Design Details: Whipple through truss, second span may be a Pratt or a Whipple.
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Brazos River on Washington Bridge Road
History: Built 1877; Bypassed 1954
Built: 1877

Location: Washington County

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291687

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Looking downstream

Photo taken by Patrick Feller

291688

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West Bank

Photo taken by Patrick Feller

291689

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East Bank

Photo taken by Patrick Feller

291690

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East bank looking west

Photo taken by Patrick Feller

291691

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East bank looking southwest

Photo taken by Patrick Feller

291692

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West bank bridge abutment

Photo taken by Patrick Feller

480486

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Historic Newspaper Photo

"TRAFFIC BEGAN TO cross this bridge 77 years ago. This structure will now be replaced by the new Neveille H. Colson bridge which is located two miles upstream from this bridge.

Photo taken by staff for The Navasota Examiner newspaper on July 1, 1954


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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