Details for Rusk Footbridge

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5073006849

Data

Marker Number 6849
Atlas Number 5073006849
Marker Title Rusk Footbridge
Index Entry Rusk Footbridge
Address
City Rusk
County Cherokee
UTM Zone 15
UTM Easting 296644
UTM Northing 3519774
Subject Codes bridges
Marker Year 1969
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location end of 5th and Lone Oak in Rusk
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 14" x 24"
Marker Text (546 feet long; 4 feet wide) First built 1861 as the means for residents east of valley to get to town during rainy seasons. Rebuilt in 1889 by T. H. Barnes, engineer building New Birmingham (now ghost town, to the east). Maintained by city of Rusk until 1950. Restored 1969 on plans by Barnes.
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