State Highway 29 Bridge at the Colorado River | |
Locmap Relief: | yes |
Map Label: | SH 29 Bridge at the Colorado River |
Location: | SH 29 at Buchanan Dam |
Coordinates: | 30.7481°N -98.3967°W |
Builder: | Austin Bridge Company, et al.; Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Co. |
Architecture: | Parker through truss bridge |
Added: | October 10, 1996 |
Area: | less than one acre |
Mpsub: | Historic Bridges of Texas MPS |
Refnum: | 96001116 |
State Highway 29 Bridge at the Colorado River is located in both Burnet and Llano counties in the U.S. state of Texas, between Buchanan Dam and Inks Lake . It is also known as Inks Lake Bridge, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places listings in both counties on October 10, 1996.[1] The 1,379.0 ft truss bridge was planned by the Texas Highway Department in 1929. Construction was completed by the Austin Bridge Company in 1937 at a cost of $188,000. United States Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes and Texas Highway Commissioner Robert Lee Bobbitt were featured speakers during the dedication ceremony.[2] A new four-lane vehicular bridge was built in 2005,[3] and the old SH 29 Bridge is currently open only to pedestrians.[4]