Moore's Crossing Bridge -- Austin TX
N 30° 10.107 W 097° 39.820
14R E 628673 N 3338205
The obsolete Congress Avenue Bridge (built 1884) was relocated to Moya park and put back in service crossing Onion Creek
Waymark Code: WMTDHR
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/06/2016
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This handsome box truss bridge was built in 1884 to carry Congress Avenue traffic over the Colorado River. In 1922 it was obsolete, and was removed and relocated to this crossing over Onion Creek, where it still serves today.
From the state historic marker nearby:
"MOORE'S CROSSING BRIDGE
This structure was originally part of a six-span bridge across the Colorado River at Congress Avenue in Austin. Constructed there in 1884, it was designed by the King Iron Bridge and Manufacturing Co. of Cleveland, Ohio. In 1910 it was dismantled and placed in storage. Five years later three spans were rebuilt here but destroyed the same year in a flood. The current bridge, comprised of the remaining spans, was completed in 1922.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1980"
Date Built: 01/01/1884
Length of Span:
www:
https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hrmae
Parking Coordinates:: Not Listed
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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.