Medio Creek Bridge
Marker No: 3316
Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker (The marker is missing and has been for many years)
Texas Historic Landmark
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Marker Text: 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 riveted-steel caissons, or piers. It has survived numerous floods. The top of the bridge was restored in 1923, and a new floor was constructed in 1947. The bridge remained in service for vehicular traffic until 1987. (1987)
National Register of Historic Places
Geographic: 28.529617,-97.793419
Location: From Normanna, take county road 241 about 1 mile west
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