Montopolis Bridge

US 183, 8.1 mi. S of jct. with I-35, Austin, Texas. County/parish: Travis.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places October 10, 1996. NRIS 96001118.

1 contributing structure.

Also known as:

  • TV0265-01-034
  • US 183 Bridge at the Colorado R.

From Wikipedia:

Montopolis Bridge

The Montopolis Bridge is a historic Parker through truss bridge in Austin, Texas. It is located in the Montopolis neighborhood where a bicycle and pedestrian walkway crosses the Colorado River in southeastern Travis County. The bridge consists of five 200-foot Parker through truss spans and four 52-foot steel I-beam approach spans resting on reinforced concrete abutments. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 10, 1996. The Montopolis Bridge sits at the best crossing of the Colorado River in the area with the historic crossing of the El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail just to the east.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40970358

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