Rogers Street Bridge - Waxahachie, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member QuarrellaDeVil
N 32° 22.936 W 096° 51.011
14S E 702234 N 3584841
The Rogers Street Bridge crosses Waxahachie Creek as Rogers St merges into College St. It was bypassed by a new bridge in 1990 and taken out of service. In 2004, it began a new life as a pedestrian bridge.
Waymark Code: WMEZ76
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 07/26/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member 8Nuts MotherGoose
Views: 12

A Texas Historical Marker provides a little bit of background for this Recorded Texas Historic Landmark:

Located on an early Waxahachie Creek fording site that served pioneer settlers of the area, this truss bridge was built in 1889. It was manufactured by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio, and was one of thirteen approved by Ellis County commissioners from 1888 to 1890. The span provided an extension for Rogers Street, a road named for Emory Rogers, donor of the Waxahachie townsite. As part of an important early North-South commercial route, the Rogers Street Bridge was vital to the growth and development of the city.

A Texas Historic Bridge sign continues:

The Rogers Street Bridge was bypassed by a new bridge in 1990 and taken out of service. Its rehabilitation in 2004 as a pedestrian bridge was due to a successful statewide transportation enhancement program application by the City of Waxahachie and the resulting partnership between the the City of Waxahachie, the Texas Department of Transportation, and the Federal Highway Administration.
Original Use: Vehicle - Car / Truck

Date Built: 1889

Construction: Iron

Condition: Good

See this website for more information: [Web Link]

Date Abandoned: 1990

Bridge Status - Orphaned or Adopted.: Adopted

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