Third Street Railroad Trestle

Third Street Railroad Trestle
Timber trestle bridge over Shoal Creek
Viewed from the south in 2020
Coordinates30°16′02″N 97°45′01″W / 30.26711°N 97.75039°W / 30.26711; -97.75039
CarriesDefunct railway
CrossesShoal Creek
LocaleAustin, Texas
United States
OwnerUnion Pacific Railroad
Characteristics
DesignTrestle bridge
MaterialTimber
Total length150 ft (46 m)
Width30 ft (9.1 m)
Height35 ft (11 m)
No. of spans11
History
Openedc. 1922 (1922)
Closed1991
Third Street Railroad Trestle
Third Street Railroad Trestle is located in Texas
Third Street Railroad Trestle
Third Street Railroad Trestle is located in the United States
Third Street Railroad Trestle
Coordinates30°16′02″N 97°45′01″W / 30.2671°N 97.7504°W / 30.2671; -97.7504
AreaLess than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
NRHP reference No.100007202[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 23, 2021
Location
Map

The Third Street Railroad Trestle is a historic wooden railroad trestle bridge crossing Shoal Creek in downtown Austin, Texas. Built around 1922 by the International–Great Northern Railroad, it replaced an earlier bridge in the same place. The bridge was used by the I–GN Railroad, the Missouri Pacific Railroad, and the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad until 1964, when commercial rail traffic stopped; after 1991 the bridge was abandoned. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2021.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System – Third Street Railroad Trestle (#100007202)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.