SPRR Whiskey Bridge -- Brazos River, nr College Station TX - Truss Bridges on Waymarking.com

This handsome Parker Through Truss Bridge, built by the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1912, today carries the Union Pacific Railroad over the Brazos River west of College Station, Texas.

This bridge straddles the Brazos River, which forms the County lines for Burleson County and Brazos County Texas.

From Bridgehunter.com: (visit link)

"Facts
Overview
Parker through truss bridge over Brazos River on Union Pacific Railroad

Location
Brazos County, Texas, and Burleson County, Texas

Status
Open to traffic

History
Built 1912

Railroads
- Southern Pacific Railroad (SP)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)

Design
Single span 300 ft long Parker Through Truss with Pony Plate Girder approach span on each end. Total length is approx 500ft.

Dimensions
Length of largest span: 300.0 ft.
Total length: 500.0 ft.
Deck width: 14.0 ft.

Also called
UP - Brazos River Bridge (Whiskey)

Approximate latitude, longitude
+30.62796, -96.54477 (decimal degrees)
30°37'41" N, 96°32'41" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates
14/735331/3390941 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:
Mumford

Inventory number
BH 49451 (Bridgehunter.com ID)"

Parking Coordinates:: N 30° 37.613 W 096° 32.685 Date Built: 01/01/1912 Length of Span: Length of largest span: 300.0 ft. Total length: 500.0 ft www: https://bridgehunter.com/tx/brazos/bh49451/

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.

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