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TITLE:
Fort Griffin Iron Truss Bridge, Spanning Clear Fork of Brazos River at County Rout, Fort Griffin vicinity, Shackelford County, TX
CALL NUMBER:
HAER TX,209-FOGRIF.V,1-
REPRODUCTION NUMBER:
[See Call Number]
MEDIUM:
Photo(s): 9 (4 x 5 in.)
Data Page(s): 7 plus cover page
Photo Caption Page(s): 1
DATE:
Documentation compiled after 1968.
CREATOR:
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
RELATED NAME(S):
Elliott, Joseph E., Photographer
NOTE:
Survey number HAER TX-63
Unprocessed field note material exists for this structure (N549).
Building/structure dates: 1885 initial construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 79003006
Significance: The Fort Griffin Iron Truss Bridge is the oldest functioning bridge in Shackelford County, Texas, and one of the state's oldest remaining trusses. It is also the last remaining pin-connected Pratt through truss in the county. Because it has survived with few alterations, the Fort Griffin Iron Truss Bridge is a remarkably intact example of an early metal truss bridge in Texas. Built to accommodate traffic between the county seats at Albany and Throckmorton, the bridge cuts through what used to Fort Griffin, a military checkpoint and cattle town. The Fort Griffin Iron Truss Bridge was nominated to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
SUBJECTS:
TEXAS--Shackelford County--Fort Griffin vicinity
COLLECTION:
Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)
REPOSITORY:
Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
DIGID:
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.tx0795
CONTENTS:
Photograph caption(s):
ELEVATION FROM S.
3/4 VIEW FROM SW.
BARREL VIEW FROM APPROACH SPAN, FROM W.
BARREL VIEW FROM E.
DETAIL OF UPPER CHORD CONNECTIONS, FROM SW.
ELEVATION OF W APPROACH, FROM S.
SUPPORTS FOR W APPROACH, FROM S.
UNDERSIDE OF MAIN SPAN, FROM E.
FOUNDATIONS FOR WEST APPROACH.
CONTROL #:
TX0795
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