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Regency Suspension Bridge

Richland Springs, San Saba County

Marker Text

After a series of tragic floods washed out earlier Colorado River crossings here, San Saba and Mills Counties jointly built this bridge, named for the Mills County community of Regency. The Austin Bridge Company of Dallas completed construction in October 1939. The road deck hangs suspended from two steel cables, each measuring three-and-a quarter inches in diameter and consisting of 475 strands of Galvanized wire. Restored by the Texas Department of Transportation in 1999, this is one of the last suspension bridges open to vehicular traffic in Texas. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2019

Marker Details

Address CR 137
Location Description N end of CR 137 at Colorado River
Marker # 22492
Dedicated 2019
Size, Type RTHL medallion and plate
Code
Latitude, Longitude 31.409775, -98.846163

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