Pecos River High Bridge
Pecos River High Bridge | |
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Pecos River High Bridge, late 1990s | |
| Coordinates | 29°45′31″N 101°21′27″W / 29.75861°N 101.35750°W |
| Carries | Union Pacific Railroad Sanderson Subdivision |
| Crosses | Pecos River |
| Locale | Langtry, Texas |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Deck truss |
| Material | Steel |
| Longest span | 374.5 feet (114.1 m) |
| No. of spans | 7 |
| Piers in water | 2 |
| History | |
| Designer | Modjeski and Masters |
| Constructed by | Brown and Root, substructure; Bethlehem Steel Company, superstructure |
| Construction start | 1943 |
| Construction end | 1944 |
| Location | |
The Pecos River High Bridge carries the Union Pacific Railroad across the Pecos River gorge, near the town of Comstock, Texas, and is historically the second high-level crossing on this site.