Marble Falls Bridge Collapse

A bridge in llano county collapsed underscoring the danger of the historic flooding.

Marble falls bridge collapse.

The 958 long bridge is a 3 span 274 410 274. 8 a ferry operated across the river until a cantilever deck truss bridge was built in 1936. The new twin us 281 bridges carry two lanes each in opposite directions replacing a functionally obsolete steel truss bridge built in 1936. Flooding along the llano river causes bridge to collapse.

Officials said early tuesday that the rm 2900 bridge in kingsland was washed away by flood waters. Kingsland bridge collapse. The super slow motio. Demolition of the old us 281 bridge in marble falls texas on the morning of march 17th 2013.

Persistent rainstorms flooded large areas of texas on tuesday causing a bridge collapse and prompting several rescues by state and local authorities. It was rehabilitated in 1975. Water from the johnson fork creek was. A bridge over the llano river collapsed outside kingsland on tuesday and waters continue to rise with homes flooding in kingsland marble falls and granite shoals.

Video shot with a nikon d800 85mm prime. Residents were being evacuated from homes in kingsland and nearby marble falls which was being overwhelmed by the colorado river. Marble falls bridge carries us route 281 over the colorado river in marble falls texas. Marble falls lbj inks and buchanan.

The marble falls wastewater plant is stressed due to flooding. The first permanent crossing at the site was constructed in 1891 only to be destroyed in a flood in june 1935. Here are photos and videos from the bridge s collapse and flooding in central texas. The bridge collapse sent chunks of the bridge down the llano river according to a tweet.