State Highway 34 Bridge at the Trinity River

The State Highway 34 Bridge at the Trinity River near Rosser, Texas was built in 1933–34. It brought State Highway 34 across the Trinity River, between Ellis County, Texas and Kaufman County, Texas.

State Highway 34 Bridge at the Trinity River
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city	Rosser, Texas
Coordinates	32°25′36″N 96°27′45″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1933-34
Built by	Petroleum Iron Works Co. Austin Bridge Co.
Architect	Texas Highway Department
Architectural style	Parker through truss bridge
MPS	Historic Bridges of Texas MPS
NRHP reference No.	96001109[1]
Added to NRHP	October 10, 1996

The bridge was designed by the Texas Highway Department; the main truss was the Texas Highway Department's T22-150 standard design. The truss fabricator was Petroleum Iron Works Co. and the bridge builder was the Austin Bridge Co..[2]

The main span was a 150 feet (46 m) riveted Parker through truss; there were 53 smaller I-beam spans. Also two additional structures, included in the listing, spanned "borrow pits" outside the levees of the Trinity River.[2]

The bridge was replaced in 1996.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. Regina A. Lauderdale; Pat St.George (September 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: State Highway 34 Bridge at the Trinity River / KF0173-02-008" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved June 30, 2018.

External links

• Historic Bridges of Texas, 1866-1945 MPS