Old Railroad Rd Snake Creek Bridge
Posted by: 
KidWrangler
N 31° 47.108 W 097° 10.200
14R E 673268 N 3518077
An Old Iron Railroad Bridge on a country road.
Waymark Code: WMMMRZ
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/11/2014
Views: 16
I discovered this bridge while in the area geocaching with my friend Pete. I have always loved bridges and love photographing them. I only had my iPhone with me so I'm sure my photos don't do it any real justice. It was also a one lane bridge, which always takes me back in my mind to when one lane was more than enough to get the job done!
"The road this bridge carries was once a railroad. The bridge is (was) a train bridge and extremely heavy duty built. Needless to say there are no weight limit signs for auto traffic. If your vehicle can fit on the extremely narrow road deck, you are good to go."... Scott Wiley
Facts:
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Snake Creek on Old Railroad Road
Location: McLennan County, Texas
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1920
Design: Parker pony truss with camelback upper chord
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 102.0 ft.
Total length: 107.0 ft.
Deck width: 9.8 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude+31.78500, -97.17000 (decimal degrees)
31°47'06" N, 97°10'12" W (degrees° minutes' seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates14/673268/3518062 (zone/easting/northing)Quadrangle map: Aquilla
Inventory numbers: TXNBI 091610AA0454001 (Texas bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 33244 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection: (as of 05/2012)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 64.4 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2009)155
Bridge Type: Truss
Bridge Usage: Highway
Moving Bridge: This bridge is static (has no moving pieces)
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