Briar Creek Bridge on FM 3051 - Navarro County, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member QuarrellaDeVil
N 32° 07.490 W 096° 25.990
14S E 742157 N 3557158
The Briar Creek Bridge once took traffic across Briar Creek on FM 3051, northeast of Corsicana, TX, but today, it sits, abandoned, having been bypassed by a new bridge in 1999.
Waymark Code: WMN8QM
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/20/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member 8Nuts MotherGoose
Views: 1

Bridgehunter calls this one a "Unique 4-slope polygonal riveted Warren pony truss", and it has the following vitals:

Length of largest span: 78.1 ft.
Total length: 79.1 ft.
Deck width: 10.8 ft.

The National Bridge Inventory isn't very helpful, as their information covers the replacement bridge.
Original Use: Vehicle - Car / Truck

Date Built: Unknown

Construction: Iron

Condition: Fair

See this website for more information: [Web Link]

Date Abandoned: 1999

Bridge Status - Orphaned or Adopted.: Orphaned

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