A new bridge highlights an 85-year-old piece of local history in Burleson County. TxDOT replaced a 1940-built truss bridge on CR 146 at Birch Creek, but was able to save and rehab the former bridge's trusses. They're now installed as decoration on the new bridge. It's a part of how TxDOT works to preserve bridges and their history across the state. #BeyondTheRoad | Texas Department of Transportation

This abandoned bridge was once a vital crossing—but today, it’s rusting away in the trees, completely forgotten. A rare polygonal Warren pony truss, this structure likely dates back nearly a century. It was once part of a well-traveled road, but now it’s just a relic of the past. How much longer before it disappears forever? #history #abandonedplaces #forgottenhistory #historicbridges #lostandfound #ruralexploration #oldroads #hiddenhistory #urbanexploration #historicalpreservation #exploringthe

The world’s oldest surviving truss bridge was minutes away from becoming nothing but ash and charcoal floating down the Reuss. In 1993, a devastating fire tore through Lucerne’s Kapellbrücke, threatening to erase a masterpiece of medieval engineering that had stood since 1333. For a structure that pioneered the strutted timber truss—a triangular design so stable it changed how we bridge the world—watching its 17th-century paintings and ancient beams collapse into the water was a soul-crushing bl

🚨 The historic Joppa Iron Truss Bridge—a structure built in 1907—was swept away by catastrophic floodwaters, disappearing from its longtime home over the North Fork of the San Gabriel River between Georgetown and Lampasas. Here is some history on this local iconic structure: https://texashistoricalmarkers.weebly.com/joppa-iron-truss-bridge.html (Source: Damon Beierle, Burnet County Pct 2 Commissioner) | Million Voices