The Immortal Ten Bridge is a bridge in Round Rock, Texas, United States built at the intersection of Mays St and the railroad in response to the January 22, 1927 crash of a passenger train into a bus carrying the Baylor University basketball team headed to a game at The University of Texas, which killed 10 of the 22 passengers.[2][3] The accident spurred the use of overpasses to improve safety with the bridge being the first railroad overpass in Texas.[4] Union Pacific donated $100,000 (equivalent to $2,220,000 in 2023) toward the bridge, completed in 1935.[5]

References

  1. ^ "South Mays Street Bridge". Bridgehunter.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-19. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  2. ^ Bolaños, Christine (September 24, 2016). "Rail bridge to honor Baylor's 'Immortal Ten'". Austin American-Statesman. Archived from the original on 2022-10-18. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  3. ^ Thomas, Kandace (2017-01-23). "Round Rock dedicates bridge to Immortal Ten". KXXV. Archived from the original on 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  4. ^ Brinkman, Bob. "The Immortal Ten bus crash in Round Rock, Texas". Williamson County Texas History. Archived from the original on 2021-10-20. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  5. ^ "City of Round Rock Honors Baylor's Immortal Ten". Baylor Magazine, Spring 2017 | Baylor University. Archived from the original on 2022-10-18. Retrieved 2022-10-18.

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Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immortal_Ten_Bridge
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