Photos
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Barrel Shot Bridge was built 1890 and moved to new abutments in 1990 . New bridge was constructed on old bridge right of way. Photo taken by Wayne Kizziar |
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Oblique View Photo taken by Wayne Kizziar |
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Underneath Photo taken by Wayne Kizziar |
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Replacement Span For those new to the site our webmaster , James Baughn, has dubbed these spans UCEB's : Ugly Concrete Eyesore Bridge's. Very fitting eh ? Photo taken by Wayne Kizziar |
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Deck View Photo taken by Wayne Kizziar |
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Closeup of Pin Connection & Vertical Damage Photo taken by Wayne Kizziar |
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View Looking North Note new piers. Photo taken by Wayne Kizziar |
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Upper chord joint Note steel imprint "Jones & Laughlins" Photo taken by Wayne Kizziar |
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New Piers & Rip Rap at Portal Photo taken by Wayne Kizziar |
Facts
- Overview
- Through truss bridge over Grove Creek on Spring Creek Road in Waxahachie
- Location
- Ellis County, Texas
- Status
- Preserved awaiting full restoration
- History
- Built 1890
- Design
- Through truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 44.9 ft.
Total length: 134.8 ft.
Deck width: 27.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.5 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +32.42889, -96.81083 (decimal degrees)
32°25'44" N, 96°48'39" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 14/705831/3590085 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Waxahachie
- Inventory number
- BH 32983 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
- Inspection (as of 07/2007)
- Deck condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 91.5 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2007)
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