List_of_crossings_of_the_Colorado_River_(Texas) References

This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Colorado River from the Gulf of Mexico upstream to West Texas.

Crossings

Crossing	Carries	Location	Coordinates
Bridge	FM 521	near Wadsworth	28°47′22″N 95°59′47″W / 28.78944°N 95.99639°W / 28.78944; -95.99639
Rail bridge	UP Angleton Subdivision		28°54′13″N 96°01′34″W / 28.90361°N 96.02611°W / 28.90361; -96.02611
Bridge	SH 35	Bay City	28°59′02″N 95°59′59″W / 28.98389°N 95.99972°W / 28.98389; -95.99972
Pipeline bridge			28°59′40″N 96°00′06″W / 28.99444°N 96.00167°W / 28.99444; -96.00167
Pipeline bridge			29°14′29″N 96°06′24″W / 29.24139°N 96.10667°W / 29.24139; -96.10667
Bridge	Richmond Road North	Wharton	29°18′31″N 96°06′13″W / 29.30861°N 96.10361°W / 29.30861; -96.10361
Bridge	Richmond Road South	Wharton	29°18′31″N 96°06′14″W / 29.30861°N 96.10389°W / 29.30861; -96.10389
Rail bridge	CPKC Rosenberg (Macaroni) Line	Wharton	29°18′26″N 96°06′24″W / 29.30722°N 96.10667°W / 29.30722; -96.10667
Bridge	US 59	Wharton	29°18′49″N 96°07′30″W / 29.31361°N 96.12500°W / 29.31361; -96.12500
Pipeline bridge			29°19′53″N 96°11′14″W / 29.33139°N 96.18722°W / 29.33139; -96.18722
Bridge	FM 960	Glen Flora	29°20′10″N 96°11′54″W / 29.33611°N 96.19833°W / 29.33611; -96.19833
Pipeline bridge			29°20′52″N 96°13′11″W / 29.34778°N 96.21972°W / 29.34778; -96.21972
Pipeline bridge			29°22′07″N 96°18′09″W / 29.36861°N 96.30250°W / 29.36861; -96.30250
Bridge	FM 950	Garwood	29°27′11″N 96°23′47″W / 29.45306°N 96.39639°W / 29.45306; -96.39639
Bridge	US 90 Alt.	Altair	29°34′49″N 96°25′03″W / 29.58028°N 96.41750°W / 29.58028; -96.41750
Rail bridge	UP Garwood Spur	Altair	29°34′50″N 96°25′04″W / 29.58056°N 96.41778°W / 29.58056; -96.41778
Pipeline bridge			29°35′05″N 96°25′17″W / 29.58472°N 96.42139°W / 29.58472; -96.42139
Bridge	I-10	Columbus	29°41′46″N 96°31′56″W / 29.69611°N 96.53222°W / 29.69611; -96.53222
Bridge	US 90 (Walnut Street)	Columbus	29°42′23″N 96°32′11″W / 29.70639°N 96.53639°W / 29.70639; -96.53639
Rail bridge	UP Glidden Subdivision	Columbus	29°42′26″N 96°32′09″W / 29.70722°N 96.53583°W / 29.70722; -96.53583
Bridge	Business 71	Columbus	29°42′48″N 96°32′50″W / 29.71333°N 96.54722°W / 29.71333; -96.54722
Bridge	SH 71	Columbus	29°43′10″N 96°34′48″W / 29.71944°N 96.58000°W / 29.71944; -96.58000
Bridge	US 77	La Grange	29°53′47″N 96°52′12″W / 29.89639°N 96.87000°W / 29.89639; -96.87000
Bridge	Business 71	La Grange	29°54′04″N 96°53′13″W / 29.90111°N 96.88694°W / 29.90111; -96.88694
Rail bridge	UP Katy Line	La Grange	29°54′18″N 96°53′23″W / 29.90500°N 96.88972°W / 29.90500; -96.88972
Bridge	SH 71	La Grange	29°54′47″N 96°53′46″W / 29.91306°N 96.89611°W / 29.91306; -96.89611
Rail bridge	UP Giddings Subdivision	West Point	29°59′01″N 97°02′05″W / 29.98361°N 97.03472°W / 29.98361; -97.03472
Bridge	SH 71	Smithville	30°00′59″N 97°08′47″W / 30.01639°N 97.14639°W / 30.01639; -97.14639
Bridge	SH 230	Smithville	30°00′47″N 97°09′43″W / 30.01306°N 97.16194°W / 30.01306; -97.16194
Rail bridge	UP Waco Subdivision	Bastrop	30°04′50″N 97°19′07″W / 30.08056°N 97.31861°W / 30.08056; -97.31861
Bridge	SH 71	Bastrop	30°06′17″N 97°19′10″W / 30.10472°N 97.31944°W / 30.10472; -97.31944
Colorado River Bridge at Bastrop	Pedestrian Walkway	Bastrop	30°06′36″N 97°19′21″W / 30.11000°N 97.32250°W / 30.11000; -97.32250
Chief Petty Officer (SOC) Stephen "Matt" Mills Bridge	Loop 150	Bastrop	30°06′36″N 97°19′22″W / 30.11000°N 97.32278°W / 30.11000; -97.32278
Bridge	FM 969	Bastrop	30°10′04″N 97°24′10″W / 30.16778°N 97.40278°W / 30.16778; -97.40278
Bridge	SH 130 SH 45	Del Valle
Bridge	FM 973	Del Valle	30°12′29″N 97°38′17″W / 30.20806°N 97.63806°W / 30.20806; -97.63806
Bridge	US 183 north	Austin	30°14′44″N 97°41′25″W / 30.24556°N 97.69028°W / 30.24556; -97.69028
Bridge	US 183 south	Austin	30°14′44″N 97°41′28″W / 30.24556°N 97.69111°W / 30.24556; -97.69111
Montopolis Bridge	Formerly Loop 111 (Airport Boulevard), now bicycle and pedestrian-only	Austin	30°14′43″N 97°41′29″W / 30.24528°N 97.69139°W / 30.24528; -97.69139
Longhorn Dam Bridge	Pleasant Valley Road	Austin	30°15′01″N 97°42′49″W / 30.25028°N 97.71361°W / 30.25028; -97.71361
Bridge (triple span)	I-35 / US 290	Austin	30°15′02″N 97°44′09″W / 30.25056°N 97.73583°W / 30.25056; -97.73583
Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue Bridge	Congress Avenue	Austin	30°15′42″N 97°44′43″W / 30.26167°N 97.74528°W / 30.26167; -97.74528
Drake Bridge^[1]	South 1st Street	Austin	30°15′46″N 97°44′52″W / 30.26278°N 97.74778°W / 30.26278; -97.74778
Rail bridge	UPRR Austin Subdivision	Austin	30°15′54″N 97°45′16″W / 30.26500°N 97.75444°W / 30.26500; -97.75444
James D. Pfluger Pedestrian and Bicycle Bridge	Lady Bird Lake Hike and Bike Trail	Austin	30°15′56″N 97°45′21″W / 30.26556°N 97.75583°W / 30.26556; -97.75583
Lamar Boulevard Bridge	Loop 343 (Lamar Boulevard)	Austin	30°15′57″N 97°45′24″W / 30.26583°N 97.75667°W / 30.26583; -97.75667
Bridge	Loop 1 (MoPac)	Austin	30°16′26″N 97°46′18″W / 30.27389°N 97.77167°W / 30.27389; -97.77167
Roberta Crenshaw Pedestrian Walkway	Lady Bird Lake Hike and Bike Trail	Austin	30°16′26″N 97°46′18″W / 30.27389°N 97.77167°W / 30.27389; -97.77167
Bridge	Redbud Trail	Austin	30°17′30″N 97°47′10″W / 30.29167°N 97.78611°W / 30.29167; -97.78611
Pennybacker Bridge	Loop 360 (Capital of Texas Highway)	Austin	30°20′59″N 97°47′49″W / 30.34972°N 97.79694°W / 30.34972; -97.79694
Bridge	Low Water Crossing Road	Austin	30°23′17″N 97°54′47″W / 30.38806°N 97.91306°W / 30.38806; -97.91306
Bridge	RM 620	Austin	30°23′27″N 97°54′35″W / 30.39083°N 97.90972°W / 30.39083; -97.90972
Mansfield Dam	Mansfield Dam Road	Austin	30°23′30″N 97°54′25″W / 30.39167°N 97.90694°W / 30.39167; -97.90694
Bridge	US 281	Marble Falls	30°34′2″N 98°16′31″W / 30.56722°N 98.27528°W / 30.56722; -98.27528
Rail bridge	AWRR West Subdivision	Kingsland	30°39′26″N 98°25′43″W / 30.65722°N 98.42861°W / 30.65722; -98.42861
Bridge	RM 1431	Kingsland	30°39′29″N 98°25′45″W / 30.65806°N 98.42917°W / 30.65806; -98.42917
Pedestrian bridge		Buchanan Dam	30°44′54″N 98°23′52″W / 30.74833°N 98.39778°W / 30.74833; -98.39778
State Highway 29 Bridge at the Colorado River	SH 29	Buchanan Dam	30°44′55″N 98°23′53″W / 30.74861°N 98.39806°W / 30.74861; -98.39806
Bridge	FM 580	Bend	31°6′2″N 98°30′54″W / 31.10056°N 98.51500°W / 31.10056; -98.51500
Bridge	US 190		31°13′6″N 98°33′52″W / 31.21833°N 98.56444°W / 31.21833; -98.56444
Rail bridge	CTXR		31°14′7″N 98°33′46″W / 31.23528°N 98.56278°W / 31.23528; -98.56278
Ford (locally called "Double Ford")	CR 124		31°17′50″N 98°35′52″W / 31.29722°N 98.59778°W / 31.29722; -98.59778
Bridge	SH 16		31°21′11″N 98°40′18″W / 31.35306°N 98.67167°W / 31.35306; -98.67167
Regency Bridge	CR 433 (Mills), CR 137 (San Saba)		31°24′38″N 98°50′47″W / 31.41056°N 98.84639°W / 31.41056; -98.84639
Bridge	FM 45		31°27′31″N 98°56′34″W / 31.45861°N 98.94278°W / 31.45861; -98.94278
Ford (locally called "Elm Grove Ford")	CR 266		31°28′47″N 99°01′38″W / 31.479792°N 99.027309°W / 31.479792; -99.027309
Bridge	US 377	Winchell	31°28′5″N 99°9′40″W / 31.46806°N 99.16111°W / 31.46806; -99.16111
Pedestrian bridge		Winchell	31°28′4″N 99°9′43.5″W / 31.46778°N 99.162083°W / 31.46778; -99.162083
Bridge	US 283		31°26′22″N 99°22′30″W / 31.43944°N 99.37500°W / 31.43944; -99.37500
Bridge	Waldred Road		31°27′48″N 99°25′19″W / 31.46333°N 99.42194°W / 31.46333; -99.42194
Bridge	FM 503		31°29′37″N 99°34′27″W / 31.49362°N 99.57426°W / 31.49362; -99.57426
Bridge	FM 1929		31°29′54″N 99°39′42″W / 31.49833°N 99.66167°W / 31.49833; -99.66167
Bridge	CR 129		31°38′11″N 99°49′56″W / 31.63632°N 99.83226°W / 31.63632; -99.83226
Bridge	US 83	Ballinger	31°43′48″N 99°56′30″W / 31.73009°N 99.94153°W / 31.73009; -99.94153
Bridge	US 67	Ballinger	31°43′58″N 99°57′26″W / 31.73274°N 99.95714°W / 31.73274; -99.95714
Rail bridge	BNSF_Railway	Ballinger	31°43′57″N 99°57′16″W / 31.73260°N 99.95452°W / 31.73260; -99.95452

References

^ Wear, Ben (2011). "Street namesakes often lost to history". Austin American-Statesman.

[1] Wear, Ben (2011). "Street namesakes often lost to history". Austin American-Statesman.

[1]