The picturesque metal bridge across the Guadalupe River was built in 1938 and remains full of charm, but it's too narrow for today's traffic needs.
The bridge in Cuero, about 90 miles from San Antonio, is an example of a problem state officials are facing across Texas: How to salvage the identity of historical bridges that are structurally obsolete.
Issues are especially acute in areas like Cuero, which have seen the energy boom increase oil patch traffic that's hard on local infrastructure.
In August, the Texas Department of Transportation and Texas Historical Commission conducted town halls to weigh options for retaining such bridges.
Some, like the bridge over the Guadalupe along U.S. Highway 87, will be rehabbed as part of modernization plans.
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