The Impact of the Flood of 1936

ID: 1521 ~ Source: Curre, Frank Jr., interviewed by Mark Firmin, January 28, 2009, in Waco, Texas. Baylor University Institute for Oral History, Waco, TX. View the full interview
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Frank Curre Jr. tells about the Flood of 1936 and its impact on the Washington Avenue Bridge.

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By Kathleen Young
The Washington Avenue Bridge is a steel, Pennsylvania through truss bridge that spans the Brazos River and connects East Waco to downtown. Before the construction of the Washington Avenue Bridge, the Waco Suspension Bridge, built in 1870, offered…