Immortal Ten Bridge
The Immortal Ten Bridge is a bridge in Round Rock, Texas, United States built at the intersection of Mays St and the railroad in response to the January 22, 1927 crash of a passenger train into a bus carrying the Baylor University basketball team headed to a game at The University of Texas, which killed 10 of the 22 passengers. The accident spurred the use of overpasses to improve safety with the bridge being the first railroad overpass in Texas. Union Pacific donated $100,000 (equivalent to $2,220,000 in 2023) toward the bridge, completed in 1935.
References
- ^ "South Mays Street Bridge". Bridgehunter.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-19. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
- ^ Bolaños, Christine (September 24, 2016). "Rail bridge to honor Baylor's 'Immortal Ten'". Austin American-Statesman. Archived from the original on 2022-10-18. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
- ^ Thomas, Kandace (2017-01-23). "Round Rock dedicates bridge to Immortal Ten". KXXV. Archived from the original on 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
- ^ Brinkman, Bob. "The Immortal Ten bus crash in Round Rock, Texas". Williamson County Texas History. Archived from the original on 2021-10-20. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
- ^ "City of Round Rock Honors Baylor's Immortal Ten". Baylor Magazine, Spring 2017 | Baylor University. Archived from the original on 2022-10-18. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
Bibliography
- Copeland, Todd (2006). The Immortal Ten: The Definitive Account of the 1927 Tragedy and Its Legacy at Baylor University. Waco, Tex.: Big Bear Books. ISBN 978-1-932792-90-4. OCLC 71350496.
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