Marker Inscription
Engineering, Transportation
Historic Place
Brazoria Bridge
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About this site
Brazoria Bridge is a historic place in Brazoria, Brazoria County, dedicated in 1991. It is one of 6 historic places documented in Brazoria County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 223 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.0543, -95.5571 near Brazoria. The nearest cataloged historic site is Old Rippe Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Pioneer Cemetery, Long, Jane, and Brazoria Townsite.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #2091000783. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
The Brazoria Bridge carried traffic over the Brazos River at Brazoria and was built in 1939 with county bond money and Public Works Administration funds, using local Depression-era labor. The 1,124-foot structure featured three Parker through-truss spans and was nicknamed 'the bridge that goes to nowhere' before its earthen approaches were built. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991; the state began demolishing it in 2023.
Sources: livingnewdeal.orghmdb.org
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Cemetery
Old Rippe Cemetery
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Historical Marker
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Historical Marker
Brazoria Townsite
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Historical Marker
Dr. Sofie Deligath Herzog
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Historical Marker
Barrett, Don Carlos
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Historical Marker
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