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Goodman Bridge Preservation <br />The Angelina River Bridge <br />(Goodman Bridge) is a one-lane <br />truss that was built between 1910 <br />and 1935. In 1995, during a <br />statewide inventory of inetal truss <br />bridges, the Goodman Bridge was <br />found to exhibit sufficient <br />structural integrity and engineering <br />complexity when compared to <br />similar bridge types and was <br />determined eligible for listing in the <br />National Register of Historic Places <br />under Criterion C for Engineering <br />at the state level of significance. <br />The Goodman Bridge has many <br />major concerns (moderate to <br />heavy rusting on caps and <br />pilings, unknown depth of <br />pilings, below minimum load <br />rating, and a narrow deck width) <br />which is why the county <br />recommended this bridge for <br />replacement. <br />Because the Goodman Bridge is eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places, <br />TxDOT had to evaluate several alternatives to determine that there was no feasible and prudent <br />alternative to the use of the land and to include all possible planning to minimize harm to the <br />property resulting from use. Based on an evaluation on several different alternatives, TxDOT <br />believes the most feasible and prudent alternative is to construct a new bridge downstream of the <br />current bridge and remove the existing bridge. <br />Communications between City of Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches county officials and the Texas <br />Department of Transportation were conducted to relocate and preserve the Goodman Bridge. <br />However, an agreement could not be reached. The bridge was marketed in local newspapers as <br />well, and no recipients were found. The TxDOT Lufkin District was informed by TxDOT <br />Environmental Affairs Division that the City of Arlington may be interested in a truss bridge. <br />113 <br />