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Commerce, Engineering, Transportation
Historic Place
Paddock Viaduct (1976)
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About this site
Paddock Viaduct is a historic place in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, dedicated in 1976. It is one of 42 historic places documented in Tarrant County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 458 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.7602, -97.3350 near Fort Worth. The nearest cataloged historic site is Paddock Viaduct (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Eastern Cattle Trail, The Fort Worth Hotel, and Fort Worth "Where the West Begins".
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #2076002068. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
The Paddock Viaduct, also called the Main Street Viaduct, is a reinforced concrete arch bridge over the Trinity River in Fort Worth, designed by the St. Louis engineering firm of Brenneke and Fay and completed in 1914 to improve access to the northside meat-packing district. It was the first reinforced concrete arch bridge in the nation to use self-supporting reinforcing steel. Named for Captain B. B. Paddock, a former mayor and newspaper editor, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Sources: en.wikipedia.orgtshaonline.org
Also at or near Fort Worth, Tarrant County
“Paddock Viaduct” names 2 distinct records in Tarrant County. This page is the historic place dedicated in 1976 in Fort Worth. The others:
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