Washington Avenue Bridge (Waco, Texas)
The bridge cost $93,399 for its construction, not including $1,850 for railings and approach spans. Its cost was split by McLennan County and the City of Waco, which became equal owners.
A Black man named Sank Majors was lynched at the bridge in 1905, hung from a crossbeam by a white mob. Another Black man, Jim Lawyer, was attacked for objecting to the lynching. Texas Rangers looked on the violence and did not intervene.
The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in McLennan County, Texas
- List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Matthew Haberling (April 1, 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Washington Avenue Bridge". National Archives.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) (accessible by searching within National Archives Catalog) - ^ Minutaglio, Bill (2021). A Single Star and Bloody Knuckles: A History of Politics and Race in Texas. University of Texas Press. p. 77. ISBN 9781477310366.
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