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Montopolis Bridge
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The Montopolis Bridge in 2007
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| Location: | US 183, 8.1 mi. S of jct. with I-35, Austin, Texas |
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| Area: | less than one acre |
| Built: | 1938 |
| Built by: | Vincennes Steel Corporation |
| Architect: | Texas Highway Department |
| Architectural style: | Parker through truss, Other |
| Governing body: | State |
| MPS: | Historic Bridges of Texas MPS |
| NRHP Reference#: | 96001118[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | October 10, 1996 |
The Montopolis Bridge is a historic Parker through truss bridge in Austin, Texas. It is located in the neighborhood of Montopolis where the southbound frontage road of U.S. Route 183 crosses the Colorado River in southeastern Travis County. The bridge was completed on February 11, 1938 by Vincennes Steel Corporation under contract to the Texas Highway Department at a cost of nearly $232,000.[2] The Montopolis Bridge consists of five 200-foot Parker through truss spans and four 52-foot steel I-beam approach spans resting on reinforced concrete abutments.
The Montopolis Bridge remains in use and, as one of the principal routes to the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport from Downtown Austin, is fairly busy. The southbound frontage of U.S. 183, Airport Boulevard and East 7th Steet all merge at the north side of the bridge. In 2006, 29,200 vehicles crossed on average each day. The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 10, 1996.[3]
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