Montopolis Bridge
Montopolis Bridge | |
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Viewed from the north in 2013 | |
| Coordinates | 30°14′44″N 97°41′29″W / 30.24542°N 97.69136°W |
| Carries | Bicycle and pedestrian crossing (formerly US 183 frontage road) |
| Crosses | Colorado River |
| Locale | Austin, Texas |
| Owner | State of Texas |
| ID number | 142270026501034 |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Parker through truss |
| Material | Steel |
| Total length | 1,221 feet (372 m) |
| Width | 24 feet (7.3 m) |
| Longest span | 200 feet (61 m) |
| No. of spans | 9 |
| Clearance above | 19 feet (5.8 m) |
| No. of lanes | 2 |
| History | |
| Designer | Texas Highway Department |
| Constructed by | Vincennes Steel Corporation |
| Construction start | February 15, 1937 |
| Construction cost | $232,000 |
| Opened | February 11, 1938 |
Montopolis Bridge | |
| Coordinates | 30°14′44″N 97°41′29″W / 30.24556°N 97.69139°W |
| Area | less than 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| MPS | Historic Bridges of Texas MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 96001118 |
| Added to NRHP | October 10, 1996 |
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.