New State Bridge

The State of Texas Department of Transportation began to develop plans for a new concrete bridge several years before construction began.  Construction finally began around 2006 with partial funding provided by the United States government.  The new bridge crosses the Brazos River immediately southeast of, and parallel to, the 1939 Brazoria Bridge, and extends in a wide circular arc across the Union Pacific Railroad carrying SH 332 toward Lake Jackson.  Ramps connect SH 332 to FM 521 in both directions.

Proposed Brazos River Bridge, 2005.
Map provided by Texas DOT..

The TXDOT design overlaid on the USGS National Map,  Brazoria Quadrangle