HIGHEST -- Highway bridge in Texas, US 90 at the Pecos River, Val Verde Co. TX
N 29° 42.509 W 101° 21.068
14R E 272546 N 3288797
The US 90 bridge over the Pecos Rover is the highest highway bridge in Texas
Waymark Code: WMPNPE
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/27/2015
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The waymark coordinates are at the Pecos River sign at the pull out on the east side of the bridge, just before you drive onto the structure of the bridge itself.
In a nearby rest area with STUNNING scenic overlooks of the Pecos Rover, the Rio Grande, and Mexico, a state historic marker in a handsome stone pedestal confirms this bridge is the highest highway bridge in Texas. Coordinates of the marker: N 29* 42.376 W 101* 21.198
The historic marker reads as follows:
"PECOS RIVER HIGH BRIDGE
High canyon walls dominate the last sixty miles of the Pecos River before it enters the Rio Grande. The Southern Pacific Railroad built the first high bridge across the Pecos River in 1891. The first highway bridge to span the river was built one mile down river from here in 1923. Just fifty feet above water, the 1923 bridge was destroyed by floodwaters in 1954. Two temporary low water bridges built nearby in 1954 and 1955 also were destroyed by floodwaters. A new 1,310-feet long bridge was completed here in 1957. At 273 feet above the river, it is the highest highway bridge in Texas."
From Bridgehunter.com: (
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"Overview
Deck truss bridge over Pecos River on US 90
Location
Val Verde County, Texas
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1957
Design
Deck truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 416.0 ft.
Total length: 1,310.1 ft.
Deck width: 27.9 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places"