Bastrop, Tx–The so-called Old Iron Bridge across the Colorado River on Chestnut Street may not feature advertising signs for community events and fundraisers much longer.
On Tuesday the city council approved hanging signs for two events on the 1923 structure next month. But later in the meeting the council also approved on first reading a new law which will, if given final clearance, ban hanging similar notices in the future. The ban has been pushed by the city’s Historic Landmark Commission and the Parks Board.
The bridge is listed on The National Register of Historic Places and became part of Bastrop’s park system after it was donated to the city once a new concrete span was completed on Chestnut/Loop 150 by the Texas Department of Transportation.
The council asked City Manager Mike Talbot to identify alternative high traffic sites where future community event announcements can be located in the city. Talbot said he will try to develop recommendations by late April for council consideration. The present bridge carries about 16,000 vehicles a day, said Talbot.