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Overview
Concrete Howe pony truss bridge over Comanche Creek on Broad Street in Mason
Location
Mason County, Texas
Status
Unknown status
History
Built 1918 by the Alamo Construction Co.
Design
Howe pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 51.0 ft.
Total length: 102.1 ft.
Deck width: 17.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+30.75268, -99.23136   (decimal degrees)
30°45'10" N, 99°13'53" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/477855/3402216 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Purdy Hill
Inventory number
BH 36691 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Built 1918 (245)
Built during 1910s (4,414)
Concrete truss (1)
HAER documented (389)
Howe pony truss (6)
Howe truss (108)
Mason County, Texas (6)
Pony truss (9,534)
Span length 50-75 feet (4,770)
Texas (885)
Total length 100-125 feet (2,509)
Truss (16,277)
Unknown status (680)

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