Brackenridge Park Bridge Improvements – San Antonio, Texas
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX
N 29° 27.791 W 098° 28.161
14R E 551453 N 3259420
1890 iron bridge over San Antonio River on Brackenridge Way in Brackenridge Park.
Waymark Code: WM11P6J
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/24/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
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Living New Deal

"This lenticular truss bridge was moved to historic Brackenridge Park in 1925. It had been constructed in 1890 on St. Mary’s Street over the San Antonio River by the Berlin Iron Bridge Company of East Berlin Connecticut. After a devastating flood in 1921 the city under took a massive rebuilding of the city’s downtown infrastructure and the bridge was relocated to the park rather than being demolished. The plaque on the bridge indicates that the National Youth Administration did work in 1937-38, but it is not known if they worked on the bridge or on the adjacent retaining walls."

Project type: Other

Date built or created: 1937

Location: San Antonio, Texas Brackenridge Park Bridge Improvements

City: San Antonio

Condition: Good upkeep with a little wear and tear

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