Texas historic bridges
About Texas historic bridges
Texas has beautiful historic bridges across this state, from metal truss bridges on county roads, to stone masonry bridges built by the Works Progress Administration and more. These structures tell stories about transportation across the state, important engineering innovations, and local communities.
Historic bridge legacy program
Preserving a built legacy
Successful historic bridge projects, from detailed rehabilitations of beloved landmarks to careful relocations of rustic rural crossings.
Giving old bridges a new life
Adopt a historic bridge
Certain historic bridges are available for public use once TxDOT engineers determine they can no longer carry vehicular traffic.
Learn how to adopt a historic bridge
Historic bridge management
Historic bridge projects require special planning considerations.
How TxDOT plans historic bridge projects
A brief history of metal truss bridges in Texas
Metal truss bridges are increasingly old and rare in Texas, though hundreds are now in parks, hike-and-bike trails, or bypassed along the side of the road.
More information
Interested in learning more? Want to research bridge history yourself?
- Watch this historic bridge 101 webinaron roles of partners and how they address historic bridges.
- TxDOT’s historic bridge research and documentation guide.
- Historic Bridge Foundationis a national non-profit partnered with TxDOT.
- Texas Historical Commissionis our main state agency partner in historic bridges.