Marker Inscription
High canyon walls dominate the last sixty miles of the Pecos River before it enters the Rio Grande. The Southern Pacific Railroad built the first high bridge across the Pecos River in 1891. The first highway bridge to span the river was built one mile down river from here in 1923. Just fifty feet above water, the 1923 bridge was destroyed by floodwaters in 1954. Two temporary low water bridges built nearby in 1954 and 1955 also were destroyed by floodwaters. A new 1,310-feet long bridge was completed here in 1957. At 273 feet above the river, it is the highest highway bridge in Texas. (1995)
About this site
Pecos River High Bridge is a historical marker in Del Rio, Val Verde County, dedicated in 1995. It is one of 61 historical markers documented in Val Verde County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 78 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.7074, -101.3530 near Del Rio. The nearest cataloged historic site is Silver Spike, Southern Pacific Ceremony of, Near Site (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The Pecos River in Literature and Folklore, Medal of Honor Fight, 1875, and Railroad Bridges Over the Pecos.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5465003975. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
