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Turkey Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 32.808889,-95.278611

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Carries CR 3987 over Turkey Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren/verticals
Design Details: Warren pony truss with all verticals
Total Length: 51.8 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Turkey Creek on CR 3987
History: Built 1950
Built: 1950

Location: Wood County

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226102

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View looking north

Photo taken by michael wilson in February 2012

226103

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West side

Photo taken by michael wilson in February 2012

226104

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East side

Photo taken by michael wilson in February 2012

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Turkey Creek Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 32.838889,-95.335833

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Carries CR 3155 over Turkey Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 50.9 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet

Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Turkey Creek on CR 3155
History: Built 1936
Built: 1936

Location: Wood County

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Lake Fork Creek Relief Bridge #2

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 32.629196,-95.343269

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Carries US-80 EB over Lake Fork Creek Relief #2
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 595.2 Feet
Span Length: 35.1 Feet

Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Lake Fork Creek Relief #2 on US-80 EB
History: Built 1938
Built: 1938

Location: Wood County

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Fork Cr Tr Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 32.631944,-95.363889

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Carries CR 2790 over Fork Cr Tr
Design: slab
Design Details: Slab
Total Length: 36.1 Feet
Span Length: 18.0 Feet

Overview: Slab bridge over Fork Cr Tr on CR 2790
History: Built 1922; rehabilitated 1930
Built: 1922

Location: Wood County

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Sabine River Relief Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 32.675536,-95.565211

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Carries Us 80 EB over Sabine River Relief
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 509.9 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Sabine River Relief on Us 80 EB
History: Built 1942
Built: 1942

Location: Wood County

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I&GN - Iron Ore Culvert

Status: Derelict/abandoned
Lake Country Trails of Mineola will be developing a bicycle/walking rails to trails. A walking/biking bridge will be built over the old iron ore structure. A path to the base of the culvert will be available for those who wish to take a closer look at the structure.

Location: 32.651724,-95.478492

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Carries over
Design: culvert/stone
Design Details: Stone culvert built of hewn iron ore rocks.
Total Length: 20.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned stone culvert bridge
History: Built in 1873 when the I&GN Railroad built a line from Troup, Texas to Mineola, Texas. This section of the I&GN was called the "Jenny".
Built: 1873

Location: Wood County

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334227

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Culvert after cleanup

Photo taken by Joyce Williams

334228

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Culvert before clearing underbrush

Photo taken by Joyce Williams in January 2015

334229

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Culvert in snow

Photo taken by Joyce Williams

334230

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Culvert in snow

Photo taken by Joyce Williams in February 2015

334231

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South Side of Culvert

Photo taken by Joyce Williams in March 2015

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MKT - Unnamed Creek Culvert

Status: Culverts are on abandoned MKT (Katy) Railroad which ran from Greenville, Texas to Mineola, Texas. This section of the Katy Railroad was called "The Plug".
The Lake Country Rails to Trails organization hope to one day establish a biking/walking trail along the abandoned Katy Railroad corridor from Mineola, TX to Alba, TX.

Location: 32.679084,-95.534981

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Carries MKT Railroad over Unnamed creek
Design: culvert/concrete
Design Details: Concrete culvert
Total Length: 30.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned concrete culvert bridge over Unnamed creek on MKT Railroad
History: The MKT (Katy) Railroad built the culverts in 1919 (see date at top center of culverts). These culverts replaced the ones built in 1881 when the Katy was built from Greenville to Mineola.
Built: 1919

Location: Wood County

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335774

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MKT (Katy) Railroad Cuiverts

Double culvert between Mineola, TX and Golden, TX

Photo taken by Joyce Williams in July 2015

335775

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MKT (Katy) Railroad Culvert

1919

Photo taken by Joyce Williams in July 2015


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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