Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 March 1894 — A "Straw Bridge.” [ARTICLE]

A "Straw Bridge.”

A “straw bridge” is a Texas curiosity. It is built across the Red River, seventeen miles from Quanan, Hardman County, Tex. As described, the bed of the river is very wide, quite shallow and is of a very fine, red, treacherous sand, making the passage of heavy vehicles impossible. The bridge is really nothing but a causeway three miles long, about five feet high and wide enough for two teams. It was constructed by a settler, who charges a small toll for its use. It is built of alternate layers of long grass and sand, and is rebuilt every season, as the high water washes it away. An attempt has been made to build an iron bridge, but it was swept away almost immediately, and the natives are said to find the straw cheaper and better. York Dispatch. • France is worth, all property considered, H 0,000,000,000.