Thursday, September 18, 2025

1982 Pennybacker Bridge over Colorado River near North Austin, TX

(Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter; Satellite)

"The bridge is named for Percy Pennybacker, who designed bridges for the Texas Highway Department and was a pioneer in the technology of welded structures." It is made with weahering steel. [ArchivedBridgeHunter]

1989 photo by roger Deschner via ArchivedBridgeHunter, License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike (CC BY-SA)

There is a serious cut in a bluff on the north side.
2014 photo by royce and bobette Haley via BridgeHunter, cropped
This 1150' (350m) bridge has a 600' (183m) main span.

It appears that this photo was taken from an overlook on the river's bluff.
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