A stop on the Waco Sculpture Zoo trail
1The Bridge That Kept Its Promise
Waco Suspension Bridge, 1870 · designed by civil engineer Thomas M. Griffith of New York, who supervised its construction · cables and bridgework supplied by the Roebling company of Trenton, New Jersey
Every great story needs a great beginning. Yours starts on a bridge built in 1870.
Before there was a zoo, before there was a trail, there was a river too wide and too wild to cross — until Waco built this bridge in 1870 and kept a promise to every traveler heading west. Cattle crossed here. Cotton crossed here. Families crossed here. Today, it's your turn. Stand under the towers for a moment before you set out. You're walking a road that a thousand stories walked first.