Galveston Causeway Bridge
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Arch bridge
Bascule bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Railroad (railway) bridge
|
| Built: | 1909 - 1912 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, USA, North America |
|---|---|
| Crosses |
|
Technical Information
Dimensions
| arch span | 28 x 21.4 m |
Materials
| arches |
reinforced concrete
|
|---|---|
| bascule span |
steel
|
Chronology
| 1912 - 1938 | Used also as a vehicular bridge. |
|---|---|
| 1915 | Part of the earthen embankments are damaged in a hurricane. |
| 1915 - 1922 | Embankments are replaced by arches similar to the original ones. |
Notes
The bascule span is a Scherzer Type bascule span.
Participants
Construction
Reconstruction
Contractor
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- Great American Bridges and Dams, John Wiley & Sons, New York (USA), ISBN 0471143855, 1984; pp. 257
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0003653 |
|---|---|
| Created: | 17/06/2002 |
| Last Updated: | 27/02/2013 |