Barton Creek Bridge

Barton Creek Bridge
Coordinates 32°30′22″N 98°21′01″W / 32.5061°N 98.3504°W / 32.5061; -98.3504Coordinates: 32°30′22″N 98°21′01″W / 32.5061°N 98.3504°W / 32.5061; -98.3504
Crosses Barton Creek
Locale Huckabay, Texas
Heritage status Historic American Engineering record
Characteristics
Total length 120 ft
Longest span 100 ft
History
Engineering design by Runyon Bridge Co
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 Co, 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 120 ft, with the main span being 100 ft.

References

  1. ↑ "Bridgehunter.com - Barton Creek Bridge". Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  2. ↑ "Barton Creek Bridge,Spanning Barton Creek, Huckabay, Erath County, Texas". Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  3. ↑ "Texas Historic Bridges Recording Project II". Retrieved 30 October 2012.

Coordinates: 32°30′22″N 98°21′01″W / 32.50607°N 98.3504°W / 32.50607; -98.3504


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