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Barrel Shot

Bridge was built 1890 and moved to new abutments in 1990 . New bridge was constructed on old bridge right of way.

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Oblique View

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Underneath

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Replacement Span

For those new to the site our webmaster , James Baughn, has dubbed these spans UCEB's : Ugly Concrete Eyesore Bridge's. Very fitting eh ?

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Deck View

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Closeup of Pin Connection & Vertical Damage

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View Looking North

Note new piers.

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Upper chord joint

Note steel imprint "Jones & Laughlins"

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New Piers & Rip Rap at Portal

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Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Grove Creek on Spring Creek Road in Waxahachie
Location
Ellis County, Texas
Status
Preserved awaiting full restoration
History
Built 1890
Design
Through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 44.9 ft.
Total length: 134.8 ft.
Deck width: 27.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.5 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+32.42889, -96.81083   (decimal degrees)
32°25'44" N, 96°48'39" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/705831/3590085 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Waxahachie
Inventory number
BH 32983 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 07/2007)
Deck condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 91.5 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2007)
855

Categories 

19th Century (2,074)
Built 1890 (78)
Built during 1890s (810)
Closed (1,660)
Ellis County, Texas (11)
Functionally obsolete (5,796)
Owned by county (14,359)
Span length 25-50 feet (6,265)
Texas (885)
Through truss (5,560)
Total length 125-175 feet (2,737)
Truss (16,277)
Wooden deck (5,164)

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