Brackenridge Park Bridge - San Antonio, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 29° 27.893 W 098° 28.113
14R E 551530 N 3259610
Coordinates given are for the north end of the bridge which is where parking is available.
Waymark Code: WM11P5A
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/24/2019
Views: 3
Smithsonian Art Inventory"A pedestrian bridge over the San Antonio River in Brackenridge Park. The bridge is made of cement which has been sculpted to look like rough-hewn logs. Thirty-three sculpted vertical tree trunks support cross beams in the shape of tree branches. These cross beams go both the length and width of the bridge. Seven large cement tree trunks support the structure as it extends over the river. The bridge is connected to the road on the south side. The bottom of the walkway looks like half-cut logs. The cement has been painted or stained."
TITLE: Brackenridge Park Bridge
ARTIST(S): Dionicio Rodriguez
DATE: c.1926
MEDIUM: Cement
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS TX000109
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
400 N. St. Mary's Street, San Antonio, TX
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places (https://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/NR/pdfs/04001166/04001166.pdf)
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