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Colbert Bridge   The Denison Daily News
July 11, 1874 Mr. C.H. Gage and wife, of Bryan, are stopping at the Alamo. Mr. Gage has taken the sub-contract to build the Colbert bridge across Red River. He expected to have it completed this fall. The Denison Daily News August 26, 1874 The National Bridge Company has its men at work on the Colbert bridge, across Red River. If high water does not interfere, they expect to have the bridge completed the first of February (1875). As soon as the bridge is finished, it is the intention of Mr. Colbert to open a direct road from the bridge to Denison. We learn from Mr. C. Washington, superintendent of the construction of the Colbert Bridge, across Red River, that they have recently made a most valuable discovery two miles north of the bridge, in the Nation. The workmen opened an extensive quarry of pure blue limestone. The rock is capable of taking a high polish, like marble. It is a most important discovery. The Denison Daily News September 12, 1874 Red River is on a high, the water lacking only a few feet being up to the highest water mark. It is reported the abutment for the Colbert bridge, on this side, has been washed away. Waterways Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |