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Historical Sites 26 - FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH << Full List >> 28 - TULETA 27 - MEDIO CREEK BRIDGE
Built
in 1897 by the New Jersey Iron and Steel Company, this bridge has served as one
of the major crossings on the road from Beeville to San Antonio. Funding for
the bridge was acquired from the sale of bonds from Bee County’s Permanent
School Fund. Construction costs totaled $3,990. The steel pratt through truss
bridge, with a wooden deck and approaches, rests on a riveted-steel caissons,
or piers. It has survived numerous floods. The top of the bridge was rebuilt in
1922-23, and a new floor was constructed in 1947. The bridge remained in
service for vehicular traffic until 1987.
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