Pecos River crossing

Pecos River crossing

By Brian Schmidt | September 9, 2021

| Last updated on August 8, 2025


Steam-powered passenger train on deck truss bridge supported by concrete piers

Pecos River crossing

Southern Pacific’s crossing over the Pecos River 65 miles west of Del Rio, Texas, stands 362 feet above the river. It opened in 1944. Southern Pacific photo

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