Colorado River Bridge - Colorado City TX
Eveline Evans © All Rights Reserved 3/30/2019
Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, bridges, and tunnels
Agency: Federal Works Agency (FWA)
Completed: 1941
Designers: D.C. Greer, Highway Engineer
Contractors: R.W. McKinney
Quality of Information: Good
Marked:
Yes
Site Survival: Extant
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Description
The Colorado River Bridge was built by the Federal Works Agency in 1941. The bridge is approximately 490 feet long. It spans the Colorado River south of Colorado City on HWY-163.
Marker Text:
COLORADO RIVER BRIDGE
BUILT IN 1941 BY THE
TEXAS HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
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FEDERAL WORKS AGENCY
PUBLIC ROAD ADMINISTRATION
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STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION
BRADY GENTRY CHAIRMAN
HARRY HINES MEMBER
ROBERT LEE BOBBITT MEMBER
D.C. GREER
HIGHWAY ENGINEER
R.C. McKINNEY
CONTRACTOR
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Colorado River Bridge - Colorado City TX
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Plaque at the Colorado River Bridge - Colorado City TX
Source notes
Marker on Bridge.
Project originally submitted by Eveline Evans on April 3, 2019.
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