Medio Creek Bridge
located 1 mile west of Normanna on County Road 241Built in 1897 by the New Jersey Iron and Steel Company, this bridge has served as one of the major
crossings on the road from Beeville to San Antonio. Funding for the bridge was acquired from the sale of bonds from Bee
County's Permanent School Fund. Construction costs totaled $3,990. The steel pratt through truss bridge, with a wooden
deck and approaches, rests on a riveted-steel caissons, or piers. It has survived numerous floods. The top of the bridge
was rebuilt in 1922-23, and a new floor was constructed in 1947. The bridge remained in service for vehicular traffic
until 1987.