Marble Falls Bridge Collapse

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Marble falls bridge collapse.

The texas department of transportation wanted to replace the lake marble falls bridge with two new bridges in order to improve safety and mobility. The new twin us 281 bridges carry two lanes each in opposite directions replacing a functionally obsolete steel truss bridge built in 1936. It was rehabilitated in 1975. Residents were being evacuated from homes in kingsland and nearby marble falls which was being overwhelmed by the colorado river.

Persistent rainstorms flooded large areas of texas on tuesday causing a bridge collapse and prompting several rescues by state and local authorities. A bridge over the llano river collapsed outside kingsland on tuesday and waters continue to rise with homes flooding in kingsland marble falls and granite shoals. 2018 in marble falls texas. Video shot with a nikon d800 85mm prime.

Flooding along the llano river causes bridge to collapse. Demolition of the old us 281 bridge in marble falls texas on the morning of march 17th 2013. Kingsland bridge collapse. 8 a ferry operated across the river until a cantilever deck truss bridge was built in 1936.

Marble falls bridge carries us route 281 over the colorado river in marble falls texas. Here are photos and videos from the bridge s collapse and flooding in central texas. The marble falls wastewater plant is stressed due to flooding. A bridge in llano county collapsed underscoring the danger of the historic flooding.

This video is unavailable. Water from the johnson fork creek was. The bridge collapse sent chunks of the bridge down the llano river according to a tweet. Marble falls lbj inks and buchanan.