Waco Suspension Bridge
Posted by: Web-ling
N 31° 33.660 W 097° 07.649
14R E 677721 N 3493297
Bridge Street at the Brazos River, Waco, Texas
Waymark Code: WMW7B
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/23/2006
Views: 85
Hailed as the first bridge across the Brazos River, the 475-foot Waco Suspension Bridge first opened to horse-drawn wagon traffic in 1869. Requiring specialized materials and nearly 3 million bricks, the bridge was considere a spectacular engineering feat for its time.