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The Trinity River in downtown Fort Worth near West 7th Street. Plans from the 1890s for a shipping channel along the length of the Trinity River were scrapped because it would have required extensive dredging to make the river navigable, although several overpasses were built with very high clearances in anticipation of the shipping channel.
In downtown Fort Worth, at the confluence of the Trinity’s West Fork and Clear Fork, naturalists have documented 57 species of butterflies and moths, 24 kinds of fish, 23 species of dragonflies ...
The Phyllis J. Tilley Memorial Bridge crosses over the Trinity River, connecting Trinity Park to a new trail that terminates in downtown Fort Worth. This 368' (112m) long steel stressed ribbon/arch combination bridge is the first of its kind in North America.
In November, these "trading houses" were established at the junction of the Clear Fork and West Fork of the Trinity River in present-day Fort Worth. [ 1 ] 1849 – US Army Department of Texas 's "Camp Worth" was founded at the junction of the Clear Fork and West Fork as the northernmost of a system of forts for protecting the American Frontier ...
Fort Worth’s Trinity River water wheel initiative is facing significant changes as plans are being reworked. The project involves a machine that collects floating trash from the river.
General Worth by Mathew Brady. The history of Fort Worth, Texas, in the United States is closely intertwined with that of northern Texas and the Texan frontier. From its early history as an outpost and a threat against Native American residents, to its later days as a booming cattle town, to modern times as a corporate center, the city has changed dramatically, although it still preserves much ...
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The Paddock Viaduct, also known as the Main Street Viaduct, is a reinforced concrete bridge spanning the Trinity River in Fort Worth, Texas.Low-water crossings and ferries originally provided the only access across the Trinity River at this location, connecting the downtown area of Fort Worth with northern sections of the city.