Lost/SantaFe Wooden Trestle over Trinity River in Dalas, TX

(Bridge Hunter; 3D Satellite)

USACE via DallasNews (source)

This trestle is on the first route across the Trinity River. That route was built by the Houston & Texas Central Railroad in July 1872. Fourteen years later, AT&SF owned the route. The 14' spacing of the bents cause it to act as a fine tooth comb when the river leaves its banks. "It catches all manner of debris, from the garbage and tree limbs and, occasionally, the construction equipment that floats downstream. Sarah Standifer, Dallas Water Utilities’ assistant director of stormwater operations, said portable toilets and dumpsters are often snagged in the supports that act as a sieve across the length of the floodway." For this reason, the US Army Corps of Engineers is going to remove it. [DallasNews]

They did save the truss, which is what counts. I have a hard time getting excited about the loss of a wooden trestle. But that is because I have seen others. Saving one bent would be appropriate so that city folk can see what men used to do with wood.

Patrick Feller Flickr, License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) via Bridge Hunter

Another satellite image that will be disappearing.

3D Satellite

Street View

The river was out of its banks in May 2019:

Street View

Update: (new window) (source) (I gave up watching at 2:00.)