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Pecos River High Bridge |
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US 90, 45-50 miles west of Del Rio, Del Rio,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
29° 42' 20.989764",
-101° 21' 11.00304"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
High canyon walls dominate the last 60 miles of the Pecos River before it enters the Rio Grande. The Southern Pacific Railroad built the first highway bridge to span the river was built one mile down river from here in 1923. Just 50 feet above water, the 1923 bridge was destroyed by floodwaters in 1954. Two temporary low water bridges built nearby in 1954 and 1955 also were destroyed by floodwaters. A new 1,310-feet long bridge was completed here in 1957. At 273-feet above the river it is the highest highway bridge in Texas.
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
Pecos River High Bridge Historical Marker Location Map, Del Rio, Texas
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