Marker Inscription
Engineering, Transportation
Historic Place
Angelina River Bridge (Gone)
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About this site
Angelina River Bridge (Gone) is a historic place in Lufkin, Angelina County, dedicated in 1988. It is one of 38 historic places documented in Angelina County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 176 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.4572, -94.7262 near Lufkin. The nearest cataloged historic site is Joaquin, Don, Crossing on Bedias Trail (historical marker), about 0.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include Brazil, Lang Cemetery, and Redland Baptist Church.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #2088002801. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
The Angelina River Bridge carried U.S. Route 59 over the Angelina River near Lufkin. Built in 1935 to the design of engineer G.G. Wickline, it was a poured-concrete bridge on concrete piers, cast in roughly 25-foot sections with square balusters and chamfered rails, significant as an example of Depression-era highway engineering. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988 but was demolished and replaced with a new bridge in 1998.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
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Historical Marker
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Historical Marker
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