Random Picture of the Week #97: The Old Fort Griffin Bridge in Shackelford County, Texas

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This week’s random image is of the old Fort Griffin Bridge in Shackelford County, Texas that I took during a rural West Texas Road to explore some historical markers and some old Bridges in the area.

The Old Fort Griffin Bridge in Shackelford County, Texas

The Fort Griffin Bridge in Shackelford County, Texas was built in 1885 by the King Bridge Company. This old Iron Truss Bridge is the oldest Function Bridge and the only remaining pin connected Pratt through truss in Shackelford County, Texas. It is also the state’s oldest remaining truss bridge. – BridgeHunter.com. To learn more, head over to Bridge Hunter and check it out.

My Visit to Fort Griffin Bridge

Back in August 2017 I had the chance to do some exploring out near Fort Grffin and the Albany Area. One of my stops was to visit the old Fort Griffin Bridge, in Shackelford County, Texas. When I arrived it was hot and miserable. What I didn’t realize was the bridge was closed to traffic.

The little gravel road up to the bridge is well maintained but narrow and difficult to turn around. Once I arrived at the bridge I only stayed a little while. since I was by myself I really didn’t want to go out on the closed bridge (looked safe for foot traffic) or go down to the river bed. If I got hurt, I wouldn’t have a way to get help. The cell service was sketchy at best. I do plan to go back out to the bridge and get some more pictures in the future.

About the Image

I shot the Fort Griffin Bridge on a bright and sunny early afternoon with my Sony a6000 and a Sony SEL16F28 16mm f/2.8 lens. I then edited the image in Adobe Lightroom. Next, I post processed with Topaz Clarity to add texture, brighten, and bring out the details in the image. Then I removed the dust spots. Finally, I used Topaz DeNoise to remove the noise from the image.