Photos
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Portal Photos taken July 2004 by Wayne Kizziar |
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Side view |
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Deck view |
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Center pier |
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View from below |
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Approach span |
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Portal bracing |
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Portal decorations |
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Original plaque 1887 H.E. Fischer. County Judge C. Buehler, F. Marckwardt W. Weidner, C. Alves Commissioners, W.R. Freeman, Engineer |
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Historic marker |
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County restoration plaque |
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City restoration plaque |
Facts
- Overview
- Through truss bridge over Guadalupe River on Faust Street in New Braunfels
- Location
- Comal County, Texas
- Status
- Open to pedestrians only
- History
- Built 1887 by the King Bridge Co.; made obsolete by new bridge in 1932; rehabilitated 1998
- Builder
- - King Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio
- Design
- Main spans: Two wrought-iron, pin-connected, Whipple through trusses
- Dimensions
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Total length: 640.0 ft.
- Inventory number
- BH 32867 (Bridgehunter.com ID)