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English: Pecos River High Bridge — a Southern Pacific Railroad bridge spanning the Pecos River in the Langtry vicinity, Val Verde County, Texas.
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  • The Pecos River Gorge has been the location of two of the world's highest bridges: the 1892 Pecos Viaduct and the current structure, its 1944 successor.
  • Increased traffic during World War II necessitated the replacement of this critical link on a major east-west railroad. Though built under material and labor constraints cased by the war, this 1390'-6"-long continuous steel cantilever truss' austere design is nonetheless in harmony with its remote desert setting.
  • The Pecos River High Bridge is also significant for technical achievements, such as its 275'-high slip-formed concrete piers.
Deutsch: Die Brücke über den Pecos, Pecos River High Bridge.
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Historic American Engineering Record; Library of Congress HAER TX,233-LANG.V,1-4

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Author Joseph E. B. Elliot
Camera location29° 42′ 32.67″ N, 101° 21′ 06.41″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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29°42'32.674"N, 101°21'6.412"W

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current22:42, 6 April 2009Thumbnail for version as of 22:42, 6 April 20094,584 × 3,624 (1.89 MB)Martin H.High res; cropped
09:15, 2 March 2006Thumbnail for version as of 09:15, 2 March 2006600 × 477 (84 KB)Alma== Beschreibung == *Die Brücke über der Pecos, Pecos River Bridge *Quelle: http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/hh:@field(DOCID+@lit(TX0894)) * '''Fotograf:''' unbekannt * '''Datum der Erstellung:''' unbekannt * '''Andere Versionen:''' keine * ''
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