{"nrhp_refnum":"88002801","name":"Angelina River Bridge","other_names":[],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"US 59 over Angelina River","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lufkin","county":"Angelina County","state":"TX","lat":31.457231643000057,"lon":-94.72622917299998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1988-12-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Engineering","Transportation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A concrete and steel span highway bridge carrying U.S. Highway 59 over the Angelina River at Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas, built in 1935 for the Texas Highway Department.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the bridge represents 1930s public works and is a good example of its style. It is one of few unaltered examples in Texas and the only unaltered bridge of its type in Angelina County. At nearly 2000 feet, it is exceptionally long for Texas, and it improved access to the county during the 1930s federal forestry and conservation programs.","narrative":"Carrying U.S. Highway 59 across the Angelina River at Lufkin, this poured concrete bridge was completed in 1935 at a cost of $120,000. It replaced an older iron bridge and rests on concrete piers, with square balusters, chamfered rails, and marble reflectors on the end stanchions. The deck was poured in sections about twenty-five feet long. The main channel span measures 1,954 feet, and the overall width is 27 feet, an exceptional length for Texas. Designed by bridge engineer G.G. Wickline and built by Russ Mitchell, Inc., it reflects the road-building programs of the 1930s that followed the creation of the Texas Highway Department in 1917. Better access across the river also supported federal timberland acquisition and Civilian Conservation Corps camps in the county. It is considered the only unaltered bridge of its type in Angelina County and one of few such unaltered examples in the state. Significance is claimed locally in transportation and engineering.","period_of_significance":"1935","architect_builder":"G.G. Wickline, Bridge Engineer; contractor Russ Mitchell, Inc.","architectural_style":"Span Bridge","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Present use is as a highway bridge; condition described as fair with relatively few alterations. A parallel, separate bridge carries northbound one-way traffic, and the Texas Highway Department plans to widen the bridge.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.939849-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/72/9679/40967972/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/88002801.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002801/419d5c4092-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002801/419d5c4092-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"National Park Service for the National Register of Historic Places","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Angelina_River_Bridge.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">National Park Service for the National Register of Historic Places</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Angelina_River_Bridge.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40967972","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelina_River_Bridge","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4762746"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/angelina-county/angelina-river-bridge-88002801/"}