Historic Place

US 281 Bridge at the Brazos River

Santo · Palo Pinto County · Dedicated 1996 · THC Atlas #2096001126

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About this site

US 281 Bridge at the Brazos River is a historic place in Santo, Palo Pinto County, dedicated in 1996. It is one of 4 historic places documented in Palo Pinto County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 53 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.6415, -98.1003 near Santo. The nearest cataloged historic site is Wallace Cemetery (cemetery), about 1.7 miles away. Others within a short drive include Unknown church (E of Brazos, Tx), First Baptist Church of Santo, and New Hope Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #2096001126. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

This continuous Warren through-truss bridge south of Mineral Wells carries U.S. Route 281 across the Brazos River in Palo Pinto County. Built in 1939 by Brown and Root of Houston with steel from the Bethlehem Steel Company, the original structure measures about 1,138 feet in overall length. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996 and received a comprehensive rehabilitation in 2019 after a second bridge was added alongside it in 2016.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org historicbridges.org atlas.thc.texas.gov

📍 32.6415, -98.1003 · Santo, Palo Pinto County

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