Faust Street Bridge, Texas, United States
4.5 (116 reviews) Spent Ranking #8 in New Braunfels Bridges
Interesting short touch point with history
This bridge used to help overcome flooding of the Guadaloupe and is set high above the river so who knows how high it used to flood. In any case it is a piece of history and hard to imagine this was a highway crossing when now it lies at the end of a relatively quiet suburban street. Managing expectations whilst it has a great view down to the river there is a factory at the end but realistically people who built bridges also need to build things that created jobs not just pretty bridges for future Instagrams. This is an easy drop by whilst driving through New Braunfels
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Faust Street , New Braunfels, Texas, United States.
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Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 5:01
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4.5 based on (116 reviews)
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5midwstgirl 5:00 PM Sep 13, 2021
Hidden gem
The bridge itself is a gem, not so hidden. I'm almost hesitant to write this up because it's a special place UNDER the bridge. You can take kayaks, floats, your coolers, beach chairs, fishing gear. Just go under the bridge and to the left is a gigantic open area to set up camp for the day. We were there to fly fish and enjoy the nice cool, running and clear as can be water. Next time we'll bring a cooler/beverages/umbrella and hang for several hours. Get here before noon on a week day before the small parking lot fills.
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41234texas 5:00 PM Oct 7, 2020
Great example of the truss bridges that built Texas
These old truss bridges were critical in creating an economically attractive way to traverse the rivers and streams of early Texas small (as well as many large cities) towns. Many towns had to build (and FREQUENTLY re-build the wood and stone bridges) of early Texas because of the flash flooding that is still so common in Texas. The thin soil does not hold the rain water! These iron and/or steel bridges are simple trusses that were inexpensively manufactured in many American cities and shipped in pieces to Texas towns on trains. They were taken by horse drawn wagons to the river site were very solid abutments were hand constructed to withstand any flood. They were then bolted together and decked with local lumber. The bridge was finished in record time and the serious problem permenttly (for the most part) was solved. These bridges used to be all over Texas, but (sadly) they have been replaced with modern bridges lacking the charm of these structures. This one is not the best (from an artistic standpoint) one you can find, but it is good to see it preserved. Each seems to have a unique design or "different" feature, but they all worked! Many are still in use on major highways and railways throughout Texas. They are a real tribute to American engineering and ingenuity as well as to the frontier spirit of the country. Some enterprising people are securing the old ones and selling them. As is true here, many cities have repurposed them. They truly will last a lifetime!
