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. |