West Lancaster Street Bridge, Spanning Clear Fork of Trinity River at West Lanca, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, TX

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16 b&w photos
8 data pages
2 photo caption pages
1 color transparencies

TITLE:
West Lancaster Street Bridge, Spanning Clear Fork of Trinity River at West Lanca, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, TX

CALL NUMBER:
HAER TX,220-FOWOR,12-

REPRODUCTION NUMBER:
[See Call Number]

MEDIUM:
Photo(s): 16 (4 x 5 in.)
Data Page(s): 7 plus cover page
Photo Caption Page(s): 2
Color Transparencies: 1

DATE:
Documentation compiled after 1968.

CREATOR:
Historic American Engineering Record, creator

NOTE:
Survey number HAER TX-48

Unprocessed field note material exists for this structure (N563).

Building/structure dates: 1938 initial construction

Significance: At the time of its construction, this bridge was the largest regular federal aid highway project ever completed by the Texas Highway Department.

SUBJECTS:
TEXAS--Tarrant County--Fort Worth

OTHER TITLE:
Trinity River Bridge

COLLECTION:
Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)

REPOSITORY:
Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

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CONTENTS:
Photograph caption(s):
3/4 VIEW OF NE END, FROM E.
3/4 VIEW OF NE END, FROM N.
3/4 VIEW OF NE END, FROM N.
3/4 VIEW OF NE END, SHOWING UNDERSIDE FROM N, TAKEN IN PARK.
DETAIL OF TRUSS AND SUPPORTING PIER FROM NW.
UNDERSIDE OF TRUSS STRUCTURE FROM SW.
DETAIL OF TRUSS STRUCTURE, FROM S.
DETAIL OF PIER CONNECTING TRUSS AND CONCRETE STRUCTURES.
CONNECTING PIER, FROM N.
DECK, LOOKING SW.
DETAIL OF BENCH WITH "LONGHORNö RELIEFS, LOOKING SW.
NE END OF CONCRETE BRIDGE, FROM SW.
3/4 VIEW OF SW END OF BRIDGE, FROM W.
ELEVATION OF TYPICAL PIER AND BEAM SECTION FROM NW.
UNDERSIDE OF SW END OF BRIDGE, LOOKING SW.
BUILDERS' PLATE AT SW CORNER.
DETAIL OF ôLONGHORNö RELIEFS.

CONTROL #:
TX0775

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