Kendall County 1906 Railroad Truss Bridge - Truss Bridges on Waymarking.com

Bridgehunters.com "Three section Through Truss Bridge. The Eastern approach span is a 135ft long Pratt Through Truss dated 1906. The center span is a 200ft long Pin-Connected Parker Through Truss dated 1900. The main span is a 200ft long replacement section of riveted Parker design (no date). The span is longer than the original and rests on a concrete pier 20 ft beyond the abandoned original stone pier. The Truss sections are approached by wooden trestles on both ends."

Wikipedia Parker Truss Bridge

"A Parker truss bridge is a Pratt truss design with a polygonal upper chord. A "camelback" is a subset of the Parker type, where the upper chord consists of exactly five segments."

Parking Coordinates:: N 29° 58.607 W 098° 50.748 Length of Span: Total length of three sections of the bridge is 1070 ft. www: http://bridgehunter.com/tx/kendall/comfort-railroad/ Date Built: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
Log your find with a picture of the bridge with yourself or your GPS in the foreground. This shot does not have to be taken "on" the bridge. The shot should show the "truss" structure of the bridge as well.

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Date Logged Log User Rating   04/17/2022 WalksfarTX visited it