List of crossings of the Colorado River (Texas)
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This is a list of bridge
s and other crossings of the Colorado River
from the Gulf of Mexico
upstream to West Texas.
Bridge
A bridge is a structure built to span physical obstacles such as a body of water, valley, or road, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle...
s and other crossings of the Colorado River
Colorado River (Texas)
The Colorado River is a river that runs through the U.S. state of Texas; it should not be confused with the much longer Colorado River which flows from Colorado into the Gulf of California....
from the Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico is a partially landlocked ocean basin largely surrounded by the North American continent and the island of Cuba. It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United States, on the southwest and south by Mexico, and on the southeast by Cuba. In...
upstream to West Texas.
Crossings
Crossing | Carries | Location | Coordinates |
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Bridge | Loop 521 | 28°47′22"N 95°59′47"W | |
Rail bridge | 28°54′13"N 96°01′34"W | ||
Bridge | SH 35 | 28°59′02"N 95°59′59"W | |
Pipeline bridge | 28°59′40"N 96°00′06"W | ||
Pipeline bridge | 29°14′29"N 96°06′24"W | ||
Bridge | Richmond Road North | Wharton Wharton, Texas Wharton is a city in Wharton County, Texas, United States. The population was 9,237 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Wharton County and is located on the Colorado River of Texas just south of U.S... |
29°18′31"N 96°06′13"W |
Bridge | Richmond Road South | Wharton Wharton, Texas Wharton is a city in Wharton County, Texas, United States. The population was 9,237 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Wharton County and is located on the Colorado River of Texas just south of U.S... |
29°18′31"N 96°06′14"W |
Rail bridge | Wharton Wharton, Texas Wharton is a city in Wharton County, Texas, United States. The population was 9,237 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Wharton County and is located on the Colorado River of Texas just south of U.S... |
29°18′26"N 96°06′24"W | |
Bridge | US 59 | Wharton Wharton, Texas Wharton is a city in Wharton County, Texas, United States. The population was 9,237 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Wharton County and is located on the Colorado River of Texas just south of U.S... |
29°18′49"N 96°07′30"W |
Pipeline bridge | 29°19′53"N 96°11′14"W | ||
Bridge | FM 960 | Glen Flora Glen Flora, Texas Glen Flora is an unincorporated community in Wharton County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 210 in 2000.... |
29°20′10"N 96°11′54"W |
Pipeline bridge | 29°20′52"N 96°13′11"W | ||
Pipeline bridge | 29°22′07"N 96°18′09"W | ||
Bridge | FM 950 | Garwood Garwood, Texas Garwood is an unincorporated community in Colorado County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 975 in 2000.Although it is unincorporated, Garwood has a post office, with the ZIP code of 77442.... |
29°27′11"N 96°23′47"W |
Bridge | US 90 | Altair Altair, Texas Altair is an unincorporated community in Colorado County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 30 in 2000.-Geography:Altair is located at . It is situated along U.S... |
29°34′49"N 96°25′03"W |
Rail bridge | 29°34′50"N 96°25′04"W | ||
Pipeline bridge | 29°35′05"N 96°25′17"W | ||
Bridge | I-10 Interstate 10 in Texas Interstate 10 is the major east–west Interstate Highway in the Southern United States. In the U.S. state of Texas, it runs east from El Paso, near the border with New Mexico, through San Antonio and Houston to the border with Louisiana in Orange, Texas.... |
Columbus Columbus, Texas Columbus is a city in Colorado County, Texas, United States, west of Houston along Interstate 10, on the Colorado River. In 1890, 2,199 people lived in Columbus, Texas; in 1900, there were 1,824 residents. The population was 3,916 as of the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Colorado County... |
29°41′46"N 96°31′56"W |
Bridge | US 90 (Walnut Street) | Columbus Columbus, Texas Columbus is a city in Colorado County, Texas, United States, west of Houston along Interstate 10, on the Colorado River. In 1890, 2,199 people lived in Columbus, Texas; in 1900, there were 1,824 residents. The population was 3,916 as of the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Colorado County... |
29°42′23"N 96°32′11"W |
Rail bridge | Columbus Columbus, Texas Columbus is a city in Colorado County, Texas, United States, west of Houston along Interstate 10, on the Colorado River. In 1890, 2,199 people lived in Columbus, Texas; in 1900, there were 1,824 residents. The population was 3,916 as of the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Colorado County... |
29°42′26"N 96°32′09"W | |
Bridge | Business 71 | Columbus Columbus, Texas Columbus is a city in Colorado County, Texas, United States, west of Houston along Interstate 10, on the Colorado River. In 1890, 2,199 people lived in Columbus, Texas; in 1900, there were 1,824 residents. The population was 3,916 as of the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Colorado County... |
29°42′48"N 96°32′50"W |
Bridge | SH 71 | Columbus Columbus, Texas Columbus is a city in Colorado County, Texas, United States, west of Houston along Interstate 10, on the Colorado River. In 1890, 2,199 people lived in Columbus, Texas; in 1900, there were 1,824 residents. The population was 3,916 as of the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Colorado County... |
29°43′10"N 96°34′48"W |
Bridge | US 77 | La Grange La Grange, Texas La Grange is a city in Fayette County, Texas, near the Colorado River. The population was 4,478 at the 2000 census. The 2006 estimated population was 4,645. But a 2010 census estimated that the city had a population of 4,923... |
29°53′47"N 96°52′12"W |
Bridge | Business 71 | La Grange La Grange, Texas La Grange is a city in Fayette County, Texas, near the Colorado River. The population was 4,478 at the 2000 census. The 2006 estimated population was 4,645. But a 2010 census estimated that the city had a population of 4,923... |
29°54′04"N 96°53′13"W |
Rail bridge | La Grange La Grange, Texas La Grange is a city in Fayette County, Texas, near the Colorado River. The population was 4,478 at the 2000 census. The 2006 estimated population was 4,645. But a 2010 census estimated that the city had a population of 4,923... |
29°54′18"N 96°53′23"W | |
Bridge | SH 71 | La Grange La Grange, Texas La Grange is a city in Fayette County, Texas, near the Colorado River. The population was 4,478 at the 2000 census. The 2006 estimated population was 4,645. But a 2010 census estimated that the city had a population of 4,923... |
29°54′47"N 96°53′46"W |
Rail bridge | 29°59′01"N 97°02′05"W | ||
Bridge | SH 71 | Smithville Smithville, Texas Smithville is a city in Bastrop County, Texas, United States, near the Colorado River. The population was 3,901 at the 2000 census. The population grew to an estimated 4,339 for 2004.-History:... |
30°00′59"N 97°08′47"W |
Bridge | SH 230 | Smithville Smithville, Texas Smithville is a city in Bastrop County, Texas, United States, near the Colorado River. The population was 3,901 at the 2000 census. The population grew to an estimated 4,339 for 2004.-History:... |
30°00′47"N 97°09′43"W |
Rail bridge | Bastrop Bastrop, Texas -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there are 5340 people in Bastrop, organized into 2034 households and 1336 families. The population density is 734.8 people per square mile . There are 2,239 housing units at an average density of 308.1 per square mile... |
30°04′50"N 97°19′07"W | |
Bridge | SH 71 | Bastrop Bastrop, Texas -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there are 5340 people in Bastrop, organized into 2034 households and 1336 families. The population density is 734.8 people per square mile . There are 2,239 housing units at an average density of 308.1 per square mile... |
30°06′17"N 97°19′10"W |
Colorado River Bridge at Bastrop | SH 150 Texas State Highway 150 State Highway 150, or SH 150, is an east–west highway in southeastern Texas beginning in New Waverly, starting at Interstate 45 and proceeds east going through Coldspring, where it turns southeast to Shepherd and terminates at US 59. This route was designated by 1933 along its current... |
Bastrop Bastrop, Texas -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there are 5340 people in Bastrop, organized into 2034 households and 1336 families. The population density is 734.8 people per square mile . There are 2,239 housing units at an average density of 308.1 per square mile... |
30°06′36"N 97°19′21"W |
Bridge | SH 150 Texas State Highway 150 State Highway 150, or SH 150, is an east–west highway in southeastern Texas beginning in New Waverly, starting at Interstate 45 and proceeds east going through Coldspring, where it turns southeast to Shepherd and terminates at US 59. This route was designated by 1933 along its current... |
Bastrop Bastrop, Texas -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there are 5340 people in Bastrop, organized into 2034 households and 1336 families. The population density is 734.8 people per square mile . There are 2,239 housing units at an average density of 308.1 per square mile... |
30°06′36"N 97°19′22"W |
Bridge | FM 969 Farm to Market Road 969 Farm to Market Road 969 is a state-maintained farm to market road located in Travis and Bastrop counties of the U.S. state of Texas of which are officially designated as Urban Road 969 in Austin but is still signed as FM 969..- History :FM 969 originally started at SH 29 at 19th Street,... |
Bastrop Bastrop, Texas -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there are 5340 people in Bastrop, organized into 2034 households and 1336 families. The population density is 734.8 people per square mile . There are 2,239 housing units at an average density of 308.1 per square mile... |
30°10′04"N 97°24′10"W |
Bridge | FM 973 Farm to Market Road 973 Farm to Market Road 973 is a farm to market road in Travis and Williamson counties, Texas.-Route description:FM 973 begins at southeast of Austin, near Mustang Ridge. The route travels generally to the northeast and enters Austin, where it intersects near Austin-Bergstrom International Airport... |
Del Valle Del Valle, Texas Del Valle is an unincorporated community in southeastern Travis County, Texas, United States. It is about miles southeast of Downtown Austin, and is part of the Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area... |
30°12′29"N 97°38′17"W |
Bridge | US 183 North | Austin Austin, Texas Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in... |
30°14′44"N 97°41′25"W |
Bridge | US 183 South | Austin Austin, Texas Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in... |
30°14′44"N 97°41′28"W |
Montopolis Bridge Montopolis Bridge The Montopolis Bridge is a historic Parker through truss bridge in Austin, Texas. It is located in the neighborhood of Montopolis where the southbound frontage road of U.S. Route 183 crosses the Colorado River in southeastern Travis County... |
Loop 111 Texas State Highway Loop 111 Loop 111 is a state-maintained roadway located in Austin, Texas. It is named Airport Boulevard.- History :Spur 111 was originally assigned to part of what is now designated FM 836 near Spur, Texas. The route number was changed in 1948. In 1960, Loop 111 was designated as the Austin Loop, running... (Airport Boulevard) |
Austin Austin, Texas Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in... |
30°14′43"N 97°41′29"W |
Bridge | Pleasant Valley Road | Austin Austin, Texas Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in... |
30°15′01"N 97°42′49"W |
Bridge (triple span) | I-35 US 290 |
Austin Austin, Texas Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in... |
30°15′02"N 97°44′09"W |
Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue Bridge Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue Bridge The Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue Bridge crosses over Lady Bird Lake in Austin, Texas. Before the construction of Longhorn Dam was completed in 1960, the bridge crossed the Colorado River from which Lady Bird Lake is impounded... |
Congress Avenue | Austin Austin, Texas Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in... |
30°15′42"N 97°44′43"W |
Bridge | South 1st Street | Austin Austin, Texas Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in... |
30°15′46"N 97°44′52"W |
Rail bridge | Austin Austin, Texas Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in... |
30°15′54"N 97°45′16"W | |
James D. Pfluger Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge | Austin Austin, Texas Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in... |
30°15′56"N 97°45′21"W | |
Lamar Boulevard Bridge Lamar Boulevard Bridge The Lamar Boulevard Bridge is a historic bridge carrying Lamar Boulevard over Lady Bird Lake in downtown Austin, Texas, United States. The bridge features six open spandrel concrete arches and carries thousands of vehicles daily across the river... |
SL 343 Texas State Highway Loop 343 Loop 343 is a state-maintained roadway located in Austin, Texas.- History :Loop 343 was formed in 1961 along the previous routes of SH 71 and US 290 as those roads were realigned. It passed through downtown Austin along 6th and 7th Streets to Lamar Boulevard.It was rerouted in 1977 to use 1st... (Lamar Boulevard) |
Austin Austin, Texas Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in... |
30°15′57"N 97°45′24"W |
Bridge | SL 1 (MoPac) | Austin Austin, Texas Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in... |
30°16′26"N 97°46′18"W |
Bridge | Redbud Trail | Austin Austin, Texas Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in... |
30°17′30"N 97°47′10"W |
Pennybacker Bridge Pennybacker Bridge The Pennybacker Bridge in Austin, Texas bridges Lake Austin to connect north and south Loop 360 highway, also known as the "Capital of Texas Highway." The road is widely considered one of the most scenic urban drives in central Texas, in large part due to this arched weathering steel bridge and... |
SL 360 (Capital of Texas Highway) | Austin Austin, Texas Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in... |
30°20′59"N 97°47′49"W |
Bridge | Low Water Crossing Road | Austin Austin, Texas Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in... |
30°23′17"N 97°54′47"W |
Bridge | Ranch Road 620 Ranch to Market Road 620 Ranch to Market Road 620, Ranch Road 620, or RM 620 is a Ranch to Market Road in the U.S. state of Texas maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation . The road begins at in Bee Cave in Travis County west of Austin passing along southeastern Lake Travis, western Austin, and several... |
Austin Austin, Texas Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in... |
30°23′27"N 97°54′35"W |
Mansfield Dam Mansfield Dam Mansfield Dam is a dam located at across a canyon at Marshall Ford on the Colorado River, northwest of Austin, Texas. Construction of the dam began in 1937 and was completed in 1941 as a joint project by the Lower Colorado River Authority and the United States Bureau of Reclamation... |
Mansfield Dam Road | Austin Austin, Texas Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in... |
30°23′30"N 97°54′25"W |
Bridge | US 281 U.S. Route 281 U.S. Route 281 is a north–south United States highway. At 1,872 miles long it is the longest continuous three-digit U.S. Route.... |
Marble Falls Marble Falls, Texas Marble Falls is a city in Burnet County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,959 at the 2000 census.Marble Falls is about northwest of Austin and north of San Antonio... |
30°34′2"N 98°16′31"W |
Rail bridge | Kingsland Kingsland, Texas Kingsland is a census-designated place in Llano County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,584 at the 2000 census. Texas Ranch to Market Road 1431 runs through the community.-Geography:... |
30°39′26"N 98°25′43"W | |
Bridge | RM 1431 Ranch to Market Road 1431 Ranch to Market Road 1431 is a ranch to market road that connects Austin, Texas to rural areas of Central Texas.-Route description:... |
Kingsland Kingsland, Texas Kingsland is a census-designated place in Llano County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,584 at the 2000 census. Texas Ranch to Market Road 1431 runs through the community.-Geography:... |
30°39′29"N 98°25′45"W |
Pedestrian bridge | Buchanan Dam Buchanan Dam, Texas Buchanan Dam is a census-designated place in Llano County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,688 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Buchanan Dam is located at , on the south shore of Lake Buchanan.... |
30°44′54"N 98°23′52"W | |
Bridge | SH 29 | Buchanan Dam Buchanan Dam, Texas Buchanan Dam is a census-designated place in Llano County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,688 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Buchanan Dam is located at , on the south shore of Lake Buchanan.... |
30°44′55"N 98°23′53"W |
Bridge | FM 580 | Bend Bend, Texas Bend is an unincorporated community in Lampasas and San Saba Counties in Western Central Texas. It is located on Farm to Market Road 580 at a horseshoe-shaped bend in the Colorado River. The Lampasas County portion of Bend is part of the Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood Metropolitan Statistical... |
31°6′2"N 98°30′54"W |
Bridge | US 190 U.S. Route 190 U.S. Route 190, also known as the Ronald Reagan Memorial Highway, is an east–west United States highway in Louisiana and Texas. It evolved from the shortest of intrastate routes in 1926 to a length comparable to a main Interstate Highway route, leading from the swamps and pine forests of... |
31°13′6"N 98°33′52"W | |
Rail bridge | 31°14′7"N 98°33′46"W | ||
Bridge | SH 16 | 31°21′11"N 98°40′18"W | |
Regency Bridge Regency Bridge The Regency Bridge, locally known as the "Swinging Bridge," is a one-lane suspension bridge over the Colorado River in Texas. It is located at the intersection of Mills County Road 433 and San Saba County Road 137, both gravel roads, near a small community called Regency. The bridge saddles Mills... |
31°24′38"N 98°50′47"W | ||
Bridge | FM 45 Farm to Market Road 45 Farm to Market Road 45, or FM 45, is a state highway in the U.S. state of Texas that runs from US 190 in Richland Springs north to US 377 about 5 miles south of Brownwood... |
31°27′31"N 98°56′34"W | |
Bridge | US 377 U.S. Route 377 U.S. Route 377 is a north–south United States highway. Originally created as a short spur to connect Denton, Texas with Fort Worth, Texas, it has since been extended to Oklahoma and Mexico for a total length of 478 miles .-Texas:... |
Winchell Winchell, Texas Winchell is an unincorporated community in Brown County, Texas, United States. It is located approximately 21 miles southwest of Brownwood along U.S. Highway 377 in southwestern Brown County, near the McCulloch County line.-External links:... |
31°28′5"N 99°9′40"W |
Pedestrian bridge | Winchell Winchell, Texas Winchell is an unincorporated community in Brown County, Texas, United States. It is located approximately 21 miles southwest of Brownwood along U.S. Highway 377 in southwestern Brown County, near the McCulloch County line.-External links:... |
31°28′4"N 99°9′43.5"W | |
Bridge | US 283 U.S. Route 283 U.S. Route 283 is a spur of U.S. Route 83. It currently runs for 731 miles from Brady, Texas at U.S. Route 87 to Lexington, Nebraska at U.S. Route 30. It passes through the states of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska.-Texas:... |
31°26′22"N 99°22′30"W | |
Bridge | Waldred Road | 31°27′48"N 99°25′19"W | |
Bridge | FM 503 | 31°29′37"N 99°34′27.5"W | |
Bridge | FM 1929 | 31°29′54"N 99°34′42"W |