Whipple Truss Bridge LbNA #75418
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Add Location| Owner: | Baby Bear
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| Plant date: | Mar 5, 2021 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Clifton |
| County: | Bosque |
| State: | Texas |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | hibiscuschick |
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| Last found: | Oct 9, 2023 |
| Status: | FFF |
| Last edited: | Mar 13, 2021 |
Box Name: Whipple Truss Bridge
Date: 2/20/2021
City: Clifton
Location: Park by bridge.
County: Bosque
Difficulty: Easy
Distance: About 25 yards
Built in 1884 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio, at a cost of $6,465, this bridge spans 150 feet across the North Bosque River. This type of bridge, called a Whipple truss, was named for its designer. One of the few remaining Whipple truss bridges in the state, it opened up travel routes from the south and west to the north and east. Withstanding many floods, the bridge provided an important transportation connection for Bosque County residents from 1884 to 1941 when traffic was routed west of the Bosque River to the newly constructed Highway 6.
Directions:
From Clifton and Hwy 6, go east on CR 219. Turn left on FM 1991 and go to CR 3265 on right. Just after, turn left and cross bridge. On far side, turn right and circle down to side and see old bridge.
To the Letterbox:
Walk up slope to new bridge and road and find historical marker. Facing street at marker, go right along guardrail to where cement bridge base begins, then on to where rocks are on the ground. Box is under rocks.
Hike length: 0.1 miles
Date: 2/20/2021
City: Clifton
Location: Park by bridge.
County: Bosque
Difficulty: Easy
Distance: About 25 yards
Built in 1884 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio, at a cost of $6,465, this bridge spans 150 feet across the North Bosque River. This type of bridge, called a Whipple truss, was named for its designer. One of the few remaining Whipple truss bridges in the state, it opened up travel routes from the south and west to the north and east. Withstanding many floods, the bridge provided an important transportation connection for Bosque County residents from 1884 to 1941 when traffic was routed west of the Bosque River to the newly constructed Highway 6.
Directions:
From Clifton and Hwy 6, go east on CR 219. Turn left on FM 1991 and go to CR 3265 on right. Just after, turn left and cross bridge. On far side, turn right and circle down to side and see old bridge.
To the Letterbox:
Walk up slope to new bridge and road and find historical marker. Facing street at marker, go right along guardrail to where cement bridge base begins, then on to where rocks are on the ground. Box is under rocks.
Hike length: 0.1 miles