Barton Creek Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:Barton Creek Bridge
Crosses:Barton Creek
Locale:Huckabay, Texas
Engineering:Runyon Bridge Company
Heritage:Historic American Engineering Record
Closed:1930s

Barton Creek Bridge is an early example of a cable stayed bridge; it spans Barton Creek in Huckabay, Texas. Built 1890 by Runyon Bridge Company, it was bypassed and abandoned in the 1930s and now lies in ruins.[1] The bridge was brought to the attention of the Historic American Engineering Record in 2000, when it was found to bear a striking resemblance to the Bluff Dale Suspension Bridge, which had at the time, been considered the only example of a Runyon patent cable-stayed bridge.[2] [3] It has a total length of, with the main span being .

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bridgehunter.com - Barton Creek Bridge . October 30, 2012.
  2. Web site: Barton Creek Bridge . Brown . Mark M. . August 2000 . . Library of Congress . Washington, D.C. . May 31, 2021.
  3. Web site: Texas Historic Bridges Recording Project II . October 30, 2012.