Approach to New Bridge
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This sketch provides an early glimpse of the twenty-four-feet-wide asphaltum roadway designed to facilitate vehicular traffic across the bridge. Two special roads for foot passengers, one on each side of the bridge, measuring six feet wide each, are also featured. The star motif and ornate gables indicate that the bridge was intended to be as aesthetically pleasing as it was functional.
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Washington Avenue Bridge
The Washington Avenue Bridge is a steel, Pennsylvania through truss bridge that spans the Brazos River and connects East Waco to downtown. Before the construction of the Washington Avenue Bridge, the Waco Suspension Bridge, built in 1870, offered…