Banita Creek Bridge – Nacogdoches TX
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N 31° 36.076 W 094° 39.378
15R E 342869 N 3497429
Constructed in 1941, with WPA labor, the Banita Creek Bridge crosses the waterway of the same name with three spans of reinforced concrete girder.
Waymark Code: WMWE05
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/21/2017
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The 100’-long bridge has a 24’-wide roadway with cantilevered sidewalks on both sides. The hand railing is composed of open concrete balustrade divided into sections by stepped Art Deco-like posts. The approach railing at the end of bridge angles out, following the skew of the wingwalls below.
The WPA erected the bridge as part of a larger project that widened and improved the channels of Bonita and Lanana creeks. As part of the project, work-relief crews built sidewalks approaching this bridge and a separate bridge over Lanana Creek. Work began on the Banita Creek Bridge in July 1941 and concluded in October of the same year.
Project type: Bridge
Date built or created: 1941
Location: Nacogdoches, TX
City: Nacogdoches
Condition: Good upkeep with a little wear and tear
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