This was posted on the Yahoo T&NO list. From the Oct. 11, 1865 Houston "Tri-Weekly Telegraph," "The City" section: Connection of the Galveston with the Central Railroad.-- These important railroads formed a junction yesterday afternoon by the completion of the bridges over White Oak and Buffalo Bayous. The bridge over White Oak bayou was built at the expense of the Central road, and that over Buffalo Bayou by the Galveston Company, and both structures are built in the most substantial manner, and of the best material that could be procured, and will compare favorably to any built on the northern roads. The bridges are in Howe's patent truss, which are mostly in use in the United States and in Europe and have proved to be the most endurable and safe of any other kind that have been tested. The bridge over White Oak Bayou is stationary, and is 84 feet in length. The whole length of the bridge and trestle work is 288 feet in length. Mr. M. G. Howe, of this city, was the engineer who designed the bridge. Mr. A. B. Brown, also of this city, the contractor and builder of the bridge. Mr. N. Palmer, who is an old employee of the Central Company, constructed the trestle work, and it reflects much credit on his skill and workmanship. The bridge over Buffalo Bayou is upon a larger scale, but the same patent. It is a drawbridge, and two men can turn it very rapidly and easily. It is 186 feet long and 75 feet from the top of the bridge to the waters of the bayou below. The bayou is 78 feet wide at the point the bridge crosses. The trestel work to the approach of the bridge is 200 feet in length, and was constructed by Mr. Nathan Wheeler, of this city, who also constructed the turn-table and the turning apparatus belonging to the draw. The whole work was under the superintendence of Mr. A. B. Brown, of this city, who is well known as the contractor who built the majority of the bridges on the T. & N. O. R.R., between this city and Orange, on the Sabine river. In the completion of these bridges, Messsrs.Howe, Brown, Palmer and Wheeler have shown themselves to be skillful mechanics and workmen, ans we congratulate those railroad companies for having secured their services. and these useful works of art will stand many years a monument of the energy, perseverance and skill of Texian mechanics. The trains are expected to be running through from Millican to Galveston without change of cars in a few days.
