North San Gabriel River Bridge, Spanning North Fork of San Gabriel River at Business Route 35, Georgetown, Williamson County, TX
Summary
Significance: A continuous bridge with a suspended span. The unique steel picket fence has a ring motif. Identical to the South San Gabriel River Bridge, except for some variation in the number of I-beams. The bridges are examples of an obsolete bridge technology. Replacing metal trusses at the same locations, the bridges served the needs of a rapidly expanding community; demonstrated the state's progress as it prepared for its Centennial; and met requirements of the nation's strategic defense program.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N567
Survey number: HAER TX-97
Building/structure dates: 1939 Initial Construction
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Texas Highway Department
Word, Dean
Texas Department of TRansportation
Texas Department of TRansportation, sponsor
Texas Historical Commission, sponsor
Sears, Hannah, transmitter
Hardman, Peggy, historian
Harms, Bruce, photographer
Location
Georgetown (Tex.), 30.63326, -97.67798
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html