State Highway 34 Bridge at the Trinity River explained

State Highway 34 Bridge at the Trinity River
Coordinates:32.4267°N -96.4625°W
Built:1933-34
Builder:Petroleum Iron Works Co. Austin Bridge Co.
Added:October 10, 1996
Area:less than one acre
Mpsub:Historic Bridges of Texas MPS
Refnum:96001109

The State Highway 34 Bridge at the Trinity River near Rosser, Texas was built in 1933–34. It brought State Highway 34 across the Trinity River, between Ellis County, Texas and Kaufman County, Texas.

The bridge was designed by the Texas Highway Department; the main truss was the Texas Highway Department's T22-150 standard design. The truss fabricator was Petroleum Iron Works Co. and the bridge builder was the Austin Bridge Co.

The main span was a 150feet riveted Parker through truss; there were 53 smaller I-beam spans. Also two additional structures, included in the listing, spanned "borrow pits" outside the levees of the Trinity River.[1]

The bridge was replaced in 1996.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: State Highway 34 Bridge at the Trinity River / KF0173-02-008 . National Park Service. Regina A. Lauderdale . Pat St.George . September 1996 . June 30, 2018.