MPRR Girder bridge -- SH 21/SH 7/W Goliad St, W of downtown Crockett TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Benchmark Blasterz
N 31° 19.036 W 095° 27.716
15R E 265716 N 3467381
A steel girder overpass bridge for the former Missouri-Pacific RR crosses over State Highways 7 and 21 west of downtown Crockett TX
Waymark Code: WMXM2C
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/27/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member TheBeanTeam
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This steel girder bridge is still painted with the name of the fallen-flag Missouri Pacific Railroad, years after its demise and acquisition by the Union Pacific Railroad, which is still operating over this bridge in 2018.

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"Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over TX7/TX21/W Goliad Avenue on Railroad

Location
Crockett, Houston County, Texas

Status
Open to traffic

Railroads
- Missouri Pacific Railroad (MP; MoPac)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)

Design
Pony plate girder

Also called
MoPac - TX7/TX21 Overpass"
Bridge Type: Girder

Bridge Usage: Railroad

Moving Bridge: This bridge is static (has no moving pieces)
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Benchmark Blasterz visited MPRR Girder bridge -- SH 21/SH 7/W Goliad St, W of downtown Crockett TX 12/30/2017 Benchmark Blasterz visited it