SPRR Whiskey Bridge -- Brazos River, nr College Station TX
N 30° 37.633 W 096° 32.694
14R E 735320 N 3390858
The former Southern Pacific RR Whiskey Bridge over the Brazos River, built in 1912 west of College Station TX - now owned by the Union Pacific Railroad
Waymark Code: WM17PZ0
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/21/2023
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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.
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"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)"