Creation Date
1920
Decade
1920
Subject
Jacksonville State University -- History, State Normal School (Jacksonville Ala.) -- History, Pecos River (N.M. and Tex.), Bridges -- Texas, Southern Pacific Railroad Company (Tex.)
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Description
The Pecos River Viaduct was built in 1892 and demolished in 1949 after Pecos River High Bridge was built as its replacement. Shown, the first bridge, was built by the Phoenix Bridge Company to shorten the route for the Southern Pacific Railway through West Texas. It spanned 2,180 feet long and towered 321 feet high. (circa 1892-1949)
Date Digitized
September 2017
Is Part Of
Rights
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Location
The original printed photograph is housed in the Houston Cole Library Alabama Gallery, Box 2, Item 271.
Identifier
http://jsucollections.jsu.edu:9000/rpc/cat/Imaging/photocollection/psp/psp1920/PSP1920bridges_00271.tif
Technical Metadata
Archival images are tiffs scanned from the original material at 670 dpi. The file name is PSP1920bridges_00271.tif; file size is 28.5 MB. Original image is 4 by 5.5 on matte photographic paper
Keywords
Jacksonville State University -- History, State Normal School (Jacksonville Ala.) -- History, Pecos River (N.M. and Tex.), Bridges -- Texas, Southern Pacific Railroad Company (Tex.)