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Richmond Bridge, US 90A at Brazos River, Richmond, Fort Bend County, TX

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Richmond Bridge, US 90A at Brazos River, Richmond, Fort Bend County, TX

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Significance: The Richmond Bridge was an important element in the first Federally-assisted highway connecting Houston, and San Antonio, two of Texas' major metropolitan areas. Its construction marked the first use by the Texas Highway Department of a cantilever truss structure and of pneumatic pier excavation.
Survey number: HAER TX-11

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Date

1969 - 1980
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Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Wegman-French, Lysa, transmitter
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fort bend county29.58218, -95.76078
Google Map of 29.5821811, -95.76078319999999
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