Pecos River High Bridge
N 29° 42.373 W 101° 21.193
14R E 272339 N 3288550
One of three historic markers in stone pedestals overlooking the Pecos River in a rest area off the US 90.
Waymark Code: WMPNPX
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/27/2015
Views: 4
This historic marker affords a perfect overlook for the US 90 Pecos River High Bridge.
Marker Number: 3975
Marker Text:
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.
(1995)
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