Bunton Branch Bridge
a.k.a. Bridge No. 44
Cty. Rd. 210, approx. 0.2 mi. NW of jct. with IH-35 at Bunton Overpass, Kyle, TXThe Bunton Branch Bridge is significant as an excellent example of a virtually unaltered, early, reinforced concrete arch bridge in Texas.
The Bunton Branch Bridge is significant as an excellent example of a virtually unaltered, early, reinforced concrete arch bridge in Texas. Constructed in 1915, the bridge is one of a small number of closed-spandrel arch bridges surviving in Texas, and the first documented bridge of its type to be associated with a federally aided highway project. Historically known as Bridge No. 44, the Bunton Branch Bridge was constructed as part of the first federal aid highway project in Texas that improved an existing post road between Austin and San Antonio. The Bunton Branch Bridge is nominated at the state level under Criterion A in the area of Transportation for its association with the Austin-San Antonio Post Road, and Criterion C in the area of Engineering, as an excellent example of an early reinforced concrete, closed-spandrel arch bridge. The bridge is nominated under Historic Bridges of Texas MPS.
Local significance of the structure:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
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