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Waco, Texas Waco ( ) is the county seat of McLennan County, Texas, United States. It is situated along the Brazos River and I-35, halfway between Dallas and Austin. The city had a 2020 population of 138,486, making it the 22nd-most populous city in the st ...
was built in 1902 and was then the longest single-span vehicular
truss bridge A truss bridge is a bridge whose load-bearing superstructure is composed of a truss, a structure of connected elements, usually forming triangular units. The connected elements (typically straight) may be stressed from tension, compression, or ...
in Texas. It has a span across the Brazos River. It provided for traffic circulation in addition to that provided by the 1870-built
Waco Suspension Bridge The Waco Suspension Bridge crosses the Brazos River in Waco, Texas. It is a single-span suspension bridge, with a main span of 475 ft (145 m). Opened on November 20, 1869, it contains nearly 3 million bricks. It is located north of downtown Waco ...
one block downriver (east). The bridge cost $93,399 for its construction, not including $1,850 for railings and approach spans. Its cost was split by
McLennan County McLennan County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in Central Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 260,579 . Its county seat and largest city is Waco. The U.S. census 2021 county population estimate is 263,115. The county i ...
and the City of Waco, which became equal owners. (accessible by searching withi
National Archives Catalog
 A
Black Black is a color which results from the absence or complete absorption of visible light. It is an achromatic color, without hue, like white and grey. It is often used symbolically or figuratively to represent darkness. Black and white ...
man named Sank Majors was
lynched Lynching is an extrajudicial killing by a group. It is most often used to characterize informal public executions by a mob in order to punish an alleged transgressor, punish a convicted transgressor, or intimidate people. It can also be an ex ...
at the bridge in 1905, hung from a crossbeam by a white mob. Another Black man, Jim Lawyer, was attacked for objecting to the lynching. Texas Rangers looked on the violence and did not intervene. The bridge was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
in 1998.


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National Register of Historic Places listings in McLennan County, Texas This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in McLennan County, Texas. This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in McLennan County, Texas. Four ...
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List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas This is a list of bridges currently on the National Register of Historic Places in the U.S. state of Texas. References {{NRHP bridges Texas Bridges Bridges A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body ...


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Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas Buildings and structures in Waco, Texas Bridges completed in 1902 Transportation in McLennan County, Texas National Register of Historic Places in McLennan County, Texas Pennsylvania truss bridges in the United States {{Texas-bridge-struct-stub