Oak Forest Bridge
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WalksfarTX
N 29° 30.539 W 097° 25.798
14R E 652176 N 3265405
Black metal plaque on a metal post at the West end of the Bridge.
Waymark Code: WMWCVY
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/15/2017
Views: 2
Gives the history of the bridge.
Marker Number: 13242
Marker Text:
In October 1913, Gonzales County commissioners contracted with A.A. Alsbury & Company to construct a bridge over the Guadalupe River. Completed by February 1914, it connected the rural communities of Oak Forest and Monthalia, both established in the 19th century. A.A. Alsbury & Company utilized a Parker through truss design of the Ottumwa Bridge Company of Iowa for the bridge, which was originally 140 feet long and included Pratt trusses on either side of the main span. The Texas Department of Transportation relocated the main span to this site above Kerr Creek in 2004, and it now serves as an element of the community's trail system and as a reminder of early transportation.
(2005)
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