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Texas Bridge to Span Pecos River Frontier Era
A 1,310 ton deck truss cantilever bridge replacing the 1934 loss will rise across the Pecos Canyon 72 feet above the river. Whittie Contracting and American Bridge Division bid $1,269,268 to complete by early 1957, promising a vehicular span rivaling Texas engineering feats and linking Old West legends with a modern crossing. The article also recounts Horsehead Crossing’s perilous history and Roy Bean the Law West of the Pecos as context for the bridge’s significance in Texas lore.
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Rim
Whittie Contracting Company of
Dallas
Steel
American Bridge
Whittie
Pecos River
Texas
Lille Pecos
Rio Grande
Old Mexico
American
Horsehead
Pecos
Fort McKavel
Menard County
California
Grille Gap
Horsehead Crossing
York
U. S. Cavalry
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
Roy Bean
San Jonio Weekly Express
Vinegarroon
Old Roy
Gambyer
Roy
Bean
Judge Bean
del Rio
Carlos Robles
Hell
Langtry
Lily Langtry