East Navidad River Bridge

The East Navidad River Bridge, also known as the State Highway 3 Bridge at East Navidad River, is a historic concrete bridge that carries FM 1579 across the East Navidad River about 3.4 mi east of Schulenberg in Fayette County, Texas. The 199 ft cantilever bridge has a 70 ft center span. Concrete piers and abutments support the two cantilever arms. The total width of the bridge is 21.17 ft, providing an 18 ft roadway. The bridge gives the appearance of an arch but is in fact two cantilevered arms joined in the center of the main span and anchored and countered at the ends. Concrete piers with skewed abutments provide support.

It was a joint project of the state of Texas and Fayette county. Funding originated at the federal level with the Federal Aid Act of 1921 and continued with State Aid Project No. 256 A and county contributions. Completed in November 1922 it was designed by Armour Townsend Granger who is listed as designer on the name plates of the bridge, as engineer by the Texas Department of Highways but as draftsman in employment records. The State Bridge Engineer was George Wickline. Jerome Peyton Kearby, Jr. was the Fayette County Resident Engineer. Lake Robertson was the contractor.