Posted 9/28/2011 05:18:00 PM by Douglas

The state of Texas, in all her infinite wisdom, has decided to destory one of 26 remaining Parker Truss bridges in the state. So in spite of spanning the river for 71 years, being listed by the National Parks Service on its National Registry of Historic Places for 15, it had been heavily salted and poorly maintained for most of those years, and TxDOT is going to replace it with a cheap, easy, and utterly charmless pre-cast concrete span. Is it any surprise they went with the absolute cheapest option?

Something tells me if this bridge in Austin were as poorly maintained and set for the wrecking ball, there would be a huge backlash of support to preserve these beautiful landmarks. But nobody care what happens out in the provinces. I'm sure they'll live to regret their decision, as the people in Collingsworth county already do.

There's all kinds of pictures of the bridge on FlicR, but I really like this one. I would like to know this guy's story.