{"nrhp_refnum":"88002546","name":"Lone Wolf Crossing Bridge","other_names":[],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"Ave. K extension, E of Oakes","address_restricted":false,"city":"San Angelo","county":"Tom Green County","state":"TX","lat":31.44611870700004,"lon":-100.42546285099996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1988-11-25","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A single-span, steel, pin-connected Pratt through-truss vehicular bridge on the Avenue K extension east of Oakes Street in San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas, carrying traffic over the South Concho River. It was built in 1922.","why_significant":"It is the oldest surviving bridge and the only remaining metal truss bridge in San Angelo. It sits at the traditional river crossing from Fort Concho to points south and east, near the 1870s buffalo hunters' camp called Lone Wolf. In 1922 it was an important transportation link on U.S. Highway 87, commissioned by the newly created State Highway Department.","narrative":"Lone Wolf Crossing Bridge is a steel, pin-connected Pratt through-truss bridge on the Avenue K extension in San Angelo, Texas. Built in 1922, it has a 152-foot main span, an overall length of 586 feet and a width of 26 feet. The wooden-floored deck rests on two large ashlar stone piers, later topped with concrete blocks when the bridge was raised. The original wood trestle approaches were replaced with reinforced concrete piers and girders. The Virginia Bridge and Iron Company of Roanoke fabricated the truss, and Brown and Abbott Company erected it for the newly created State Highway Department. It served as an important link on U.S. Highway 87 until a new bridge at Avenue L opened in the mid-1970s, after which the city took control. It is the oldest surviving bridge in San Angelo and the only remaining metal truss bridge there. The crossing also follows the old route from Fort Concho to the Lone Wolf buffalo hunters' camp of the 1870s.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Brown & Abbott Co (Lorraine, Texas); fabricated by Virginia Bridge and Iron Company of Roanoke, Virginia","architectural_style":"Pratt-through-truss","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Physical condition is listed as good. The city assumed control of the bridge in the mid-1970s, when a new bridge was built at Avenue L.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.007039-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/45/9702/40970245/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/88002546.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002546/3db4c79270-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002546/3db4c79270-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"25or6to4","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lone_Wolf_Crossing_Bridge_(2018),_San_Angelo,_TX.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">25or6to4</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lone_Wolf_Crossing_Bridge_(2018),_San_Angelo,_TX.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40970245","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110001344"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/tom-green-county/lone-wolf-crossing-bridge-88002546/"}