Inventory Search Results
4 suspension bridges were found for search criteria: BRAZ. All 4 bridges from the search results appear below. Click the Bridgemeister ID number to isolate the bridge on its own page. If you don't see what you were looking for, try an image search with the same criteria: BRAZ. This will find the bridge if it is pictured on the site, but is not a catenary suspension bridge.
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1869: Waco
Waco, Texas, USA - Brazos River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 72 (added before 2003) |
| Year Completed: | 1869 |
| Name: | Waco |
| Location: | Waco, Texas, USA |
| Crossing: | Brazos River |
| Coordinates: | 31.561314 N 97.127063 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Principals: | Thomas M. Griffith |
| References: | AAJ, BC3, BPL, BRAZ, GBD, HAERTX98, HBE, PTS2, WSB |
| Use: | Vehicular, with walkway |
| Status: | Restricted to foot traffic (last checked: 2023) |
| Main Cables: | Wire (iron) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 144.8 meters (475 feet) |
| Deck width: | 18 feet |
Notes:
- 1915: Rebuilt.
- 2020, October: Closed for restoration project expecting to last 18-24 months.
- 2021, March: Major restoration project underway, led by Sparks Engineering, Inc.
- 2023, April: The restored bridge is rededicated on April 22. Patrick Sparks of Sparks Engineering reports: . The rededication was held April 22, 2023. "The project involved full rehabilitation including: replacement of the suspension system and anchor rods, strengthening of the anchorages, replacement of the saddle bearings, retrofit strengthening of the east tower, and deck replacement (concrete on the main deck, tropical hardwood on the side walks)."
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1896: Clear Fork Of The Brazos
Woodson vicinity, Shackelford County, Texas, USA - Clear Fork Brazos River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 103 (added before 2003) |
| Year Completed: | 1896 |
| Name: | Clear Fork Of The Brazos |
| Location: | Woodson vicinity, Shackelford County, Texas, USA |
| Crossing: | Clear Fork Brazos River |
| Coordinates: | 32.921611 N 99.167944 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Principals: | Flinn-Moyer Co. |
| References: | BRAZ, HAERTX64, HAERTX98 |
| Use: | Vehicular |
| Status: | Extant (last checked: 2019) |
| Main Cables: | Wire |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
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1904: Dark Valley
Graford and Palo Pinto, Texas, USA - Brazos River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 921 (added 2003-10-18) |
| Year Completed: | 1904 |
| Name: | Dark Valley |
| Location: | Graford and Palo Pinto, Texas, USA |
| Crossing: | Brazos River |
| Principals: | William Flinn |
| References: | BRAZ, HAERTX98 |
| Use: | Vehicular |
| Status: | Demolished, 1958 |
| Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
| Suspended Spans: | 5 |
| Main Spans: | 2 x 76.2 meters (250 feet) |
| Side Spans: | 1 x 24.4 meters (80 feet), 2 x 38.1 meters (125 feet) |
| Deck width: | 16 feet |
Notes:
- The TxDOT Bridge Division website shows an image of this bridge with caption "The Dark Valley Bridge is shown here before its demolition in 1958," but BRAZ describes it as being destroyed by a flood on October 31, 1981. The TxDOT information is likely correct.
1906: Tin Top
Tin Top, Texas, USA - Brazos River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 119 (added before 2003) |
| Year Completed: | 1906 |
| Name: | Tin Top |
| Also Known As: | Hightower Valley |
| Location: | Tin Top, Texas, USA |
| Crossing: | Brazos River |
| Coordinates: | 32.575956 N 97.822697 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Principals: | Mitchell & Pigg |
| References: | BRAZ, HAERTX98 |
| Use: | Vehicular |
| Status: | Collapsed, Jan. 31, 1982 under weight of snow |
| Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
| Main Span: | 1 x 121.9 meters (400 feet) |
Notes:
- Some internet resources suggest the "Tin Top" and "Hightower" suspension bridges were separate nearby structures, however, this does not appear to have been the case. Both names were used to describe the same structure and USGS topographical maps from the 1950s label the bridge due south of Tin Top as "Hightower". Mitchell and Pigg did build a similar structure, at Brannon's Crossing. The 2015 National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for "Historic Road Infrastructure of Texas, 1866-1965", the Texas Department of Transportation writes: "In 1905 [Mitchell and Pigg] constructed the practically identical Brannon's Crossing and Hightower Valley Bridges across the Brazos in Parker County. The former was a 440-foot clear span while the later, also known as Tin Top, was 400 feet."
- The coordinates appear to be the exact location of a pier remaining (as of 2020) from this bridge. The alignment indicated by the pier appears to exactly match the location of this bridge as indicated by 1958 USGS topographical map of the area.
- Similar to 1906 Brannon's Crossing - Weatherford vicinity, Parker County, Texas, USA.
