UPRR Railroad Bridge

The UPRR Railroad Bridge was originally built ca 1907 by the St. Louis, Brownsville, and Mexico Railway Company.   It's a center-pivot swing bridge, theoretically capable of pivoting to allow river traffic to pass, although it has not been opened for several years.

The SLBMRW merged with the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company in 1956, which in turn merged with the Union Pacific in 1997.   The railroad operates today as the Union Pacific, which still uses the bridge for revenue traffic.   Two or three dozen trains a day pass across it, most of which are drawn by UPRR locomotives, although BNSF and KSC locomotives are sometimes seen.

The UPRR Railroad Bridge as seen from the State Highway Bridge, looking southeast:

Following is a satellite photo of the railroad bridge and the adjacent state highway bridge.   The shadow of the bridge structure is clearly visible.
Credit: Wikimapia.org

Photos of the northeast approach as seen from the northwest:

Photos of the northeast approach as seen from the southeast:

Photos of the southwest approach as seen from the southeast: