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city. This was an 82-foot-long (25 m) pedestrian footbridge built by Boston-based Moseley Ironworks at St. Mary’s Street. While additional iron bridges were planned by the city in the 1870s and 1880s, budget constraints limited such construction. During these two decades, only one additional iron bridge was constructed. This was the Houston Street bridge, built between 1871 and 1873. It was not until more than 15 years after the completion of this bridge before additional iron bridges would be built in the city.
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was made in 1736, with river crossings in the city remaining largely dependent on wooden bridges for over 130 years. These wooden bridges, often crudely built, were susceptible to rot and often damaged during flooding events. It was not until 1868 that the first iron bridge was constructed in the
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at St. Mary's Street, where it spanned the San Antonio River. Atop the truss, the bridge is decorated with a gold-colored plaque and ornamentation. The plaque includes the name of the builder, city engineer, mayor, and the date of construction. The decision by Mayor
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to place his name on the plaque in gold letters stirred local controversy, with his re-election efforts becoming known as the "Letters of Gold Campaign."
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in 1890, one of five such iron bridges commissioned by the city from the company in that year. The bridge was originally located
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Brackenridge Park Bridge, Spanning San Antonio River at Brackenridge Park, San Antonio, Bexar County, TX
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List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Texas
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The Brackenridge Park Bridge was originally designed and built by the
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List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas
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Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas
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Eastern approach to the Brackenridge Park Bridge, March 2021
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Coordinates
29°27′48″N 98°28′09″W / 29.4632°N 98.4692°W / 29.4632; -98.4692
San Antonio River
San Antonio, Texas
Named for
George Washington Brackenridge
ID number
Lenticular truss bridge
Clearance above
lanes
Berlin Iron Bridge Company
Daily traffic
U.S. Historic district
Contributing property
Brackenridge Park Historic District
ID11000513
Lenticular truss bridge
San Antonio, Texas
Mississippi River
Brackenridge Park Historic District
National Register of Historic Places
San Antonio River
Berlin Iron Bridge Company
Downtown
Bryan Callaghan Jr.
1921 floods
The Berlin Iron Bridge Co. plaque on the top of the bridge.
Berlin Iron Bridge Co.
The North side of the bridge, looking South.

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