The Washington Avenue BridgeinWaco, Texas was built in 1902 and was then the longest single-span vehicular truss bridge in Texas. It has a 450-foot (140 m) span across the Brazos River. It provided for traffic circulation in addition to that provided by the 1870-built Waco Suspension Bridge one block downriver (east).[2]
The bridge cost $93,399 for its construction, not including $1,850 for railings and approach spans. Its cost was split by McLennan County and the City of Waco, which became equal owners.[2]
ABlack man named Sank Majors was lynched at the bridge in 1905, hung from a crossbeam by a white mob. Another Black man, Jim Lawyer, was attacked for objecting to the lynching. Texas Rangers looked on the violence and did not intervene.[3]
^ abMatthew Haberling (April 1, 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Washington Avenue Bridge". National Archives. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help) (accessible by searching within National Archives Catalog)
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