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The Possum
Kingdom Masonry Arch Bridge
Palo Pinto County
State Rte 16 at the Brazos River
One mile downstream from the Morris Sheppard Dam
Roughly 11 miles W of Graford via Hwy 254
14 miles SE of Graham
24 miles NW of Palo
Pinto
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Eighteen spans
of cut limestone comprise this WPA project that is said to be the
finest examples of roadwork under that Federal program.
The bridge
was constructed from 1940 through 1942 and is 433 feet long, making
it the longest of its type in Texas. State engineers designed the
bridge to withstand flooding and release of water from the Morris
Sheppard Dam, although it has been covered by water on several occasions.
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