Pecos River High Bridge
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The Pecos River High Bridge carries the Union Pacific Railroad across the Pecos River gorge and is the second high-level crossing on this site.
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Pecos River High Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 29°45′31″N 101°21′27″W |
Carries | Union Pacific Railroad Sanderson Subdivision |
Crosses | Pecos River |
Locale | Langtry, Texas |
Characteristics | |
Design | Deck truss |
Material | Steel |
Longest span | 374.5 feet (114.1 m) |
No. of spans | 7 |
Piers in water | 2 |
History | |
Designer | Modjeski and Masters |
Constructed by | Brown and Root, substructure; Bethlehem Steel Company, superstructure |
Construction start | 1943 |
Construction end | 1944 |
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