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Piano Bridge

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1885. Piano Bridge Rd., west of FM 1383
  • (Photograph by Gerald Moorhead )

One of the few remaining iron bridges in Fayette County, Piano Bridge is a narrow, eighty-foot Pratt through-truss structure. The bridge was prefabricated by the King Bridge Company in Ohio and shipped by rail as a kit. It filled the need for a low-cost stream crossing for rural farming communities to bring their goods to market. This bridge was rehabilitated in 2012 by the Texas Department of Transportation.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Gerald Moorhead et al.
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Citation

Gerald Moorhead et al., "Piano Bridge", [Schulenburg, Texas], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/TX-01-PF38.

Print Source

Cover: Buildings of Texas

Buildings of Texas: Central, South, and Gulf Coast, Gerald Moorhead and contributors. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2013, 89-89.

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