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Revision as of 21:29, 20 September 2010
Pecos River High Bridge | |
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 This is NOT the High Bridge. This is the US90 Bridge. | |
| Coordinates | 29°45′24″N 101°21′25″W / 29.75667°N 101.35694°W |
| Carries | Southern Pacific Railroad |
| Crosses | Pecos River |
| Locale | Langtry, Texas |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Deck truss |
| Material | Steel |
| Longest span | 374.5 feet (114.1 m) |
| No. of spans | 7 |
| Piers in water | 2 |
| History | |
| Designer | Modjeski and Masters |
| Constructed by | Brown and Root, substructure; Bethlehem Steel Company, superstructure |
| Construction start | 1943 |
| Construction end | 1944 |
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The Pecos River High Bridge carries the Southern Pacific Railroad across the Pecos River gorge and is the second high-level crossing on this site. The first, designed by SP chief engineer Julius Kruttschnitt, was built by the Phoenix Bridge Company and completed in 1892. It remained in place until 1949, five years after its replacement was completed.[1]
The current Pecos River High Bridge is a steel deck truss bridge on slip-formed concrete piers, ranging in height up to 275 feet (84 m). It was designed by Modjeski and Masters of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, with foundations constructed by Brown and Root of Houston and trusses fabricated by Bethlehem Steel Company of Chicago. Because of material rationing during World War II, War Production Board approval was required before proceeding with fabrication.[2]
References
- ^ Baker, T. Lindsay (1986). Building the Lone Star State: An Illustrated Guide to Historic Sites. College Station: Texas A&M University Press. p. 124.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. TX-75, "Southern Pacific Railroad, Pecos River Bridge," 1998, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
See also
Texas and New Orleans Railroad
External links
Pecos Viaduct (1892) at Structurae. Retrieved 2010-04-14.
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