Locality · Highway right-of-way: public collecting
Whiskey Bridge, Brazos River
Burleson / Brazos, Texas, United States
Whiskey Bridge on the Brazos River west of Bryan, Texas, exposes the middle Eocene Stone City Formation, a shell bed of hundreds of small, perfectly preserved snails and clams that Texas A&M geology students have collected for a century. It is a free, legal and reliable site for Eocene molluscs and micro-shark teeth. Bring bags for damp sieved sediment and consolidate the aragonite shells at home.
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State / province | Texas |
| County | Burleson / Brazos |
| Land manager / status | Texas Department of Transportation right-of-way; Brazos River (state) |
| Access | Park at the SH 21 bridge west of Bryan; path to the bluff on the west bank |
| Formations | Stone City Formation (Whiskey Bridge) |
| What is found | Turritella, Venericardia, Conus, Athleta, small shark teeth, crabs |
| Coordinates (public site) | 30.63, -96.53 |
Rules
Collecting on the bluff and river bank within the highway right-of-way has been tolerated for decades and is used by university classes; hand tools only, watch for traffic, snakes and flash floods. Finds are yours.
Source: https://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/publications/nonpwdpubs/water_issues/rivers/navigation/riddell/ (checked 2026-09-16).
Collecting rules
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Cite this article
Stratum Study. "Whiskey Bridge, Brazos River" (Locality). Stratum Study pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-19. https://stratum.black/study/localities/whiskey-bridge-brazos-river. Accessed 2026-09-20.
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