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First Railroad Bridge

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El Paso, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 31° 44' 6.757548", -106° 27' 23.55984"
 
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    This native stone was a part of the first railroad bridge built across the Rio Grande on the entire United States - Mexican border, February - March, 1881. This trestle supported the rails of the Southern Pacific as it came from the west, at a crossing point above El Paso and in the throat of the pass to the north. Presented by The State National Bank El Paso, Texas 27 December 1966

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

First Railroad Bridge Historical Marker Location Map, El Paso, Texas