East Texas Arboretum Suspension Footbridge - Athens, TX
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QuesterMark
N 32° 12.440 W 095° 52.690
15S E 228705 N 3567051
The East Texas Arboretum has a nice suspension bridge that connects the "new trail" to the existing trail over a stream. It's called Bob Mac's Crossing.
Waymark Code: WM9AKB
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 07/22/2010
Views: 5
According to the signs at each end of the bridge,
"The suspension bridge is modeled after
the Brooklyn Bridge and the San Francisco
Bay Bridge. Spanning 115ft long the bridge
connects the mile new trail to the existing
trail. Suspended from two towers the four
foot wide walkway hangs supported by two
large metal cables. The towers located on
higher ground will keep spring floods from
damaging the bridge."
The bridge was manufactured by San Jacinto Engineering, Inc. located in Pasadena, Texas.
Visit Instructions:
Walk across the bridge! That is why you came here, wasn't it?
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