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Blanket Creek Bridge

Status: Closed to all traffic

Location: 31.530833,-98.744444

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Carries CR 550 over Blanket Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt-half
Design Details: Half-hip Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 144.0 Feet
Span Length: 80.1 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Blanket Creek on CR 550
History: Built 1912
Built: 1912

Location: Mills County

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144755

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Blanket Creek Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in August 2009

144756

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Blanket Creek Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in August 2009

144757

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Blanket Creek Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in August 2009

144758

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Blanket Creek Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in August 2009

220179

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Photo taken by Ken Miller in August 2011

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TX 16 Colorado River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 31.353611,-98.671944

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Carries TX 16 over Colorado River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Parker through truss
Total Length: 1205.1 Feet
Span Length: 149.9 Feet

Overview: Through truss bridge over Colorado River on Texas Hwy 16
History: Built 1939
Built: 1939

Location: Mills County

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144776

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TX 16 Colorado River Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in August 2009

144777

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TX 16 Colorado River Bridge

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144778

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TX 16 Colorado River Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in August 2009

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Regency Suspension Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 31.410000,-98.846111

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Carries CR 433 over Colorado River
Design: suspension/wire
Design Details: Spanning 340'-0" tower to tower, its 3 l/4"-diameter cables consist of 475 strands of No. 9 gauge galvanized wire anchored into concrete approximately 134 feet behind each welded steel tower. A 16'-0"-wide wooden roadway is supported on timber stringers and steel floor beams hung from steel suspension rods.
Total Length: 402.9 Feet
Span Length: 342.9 Feet

Overview: Suspension bridge over Colorado River on CR 433
History: Built 1939; rehabilitated 1999
Built: 1939

Location: Mills County

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139618

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View from South

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139619

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Barrel View from South Approach

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139620

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Barrel View from Mid-Span, Looking North

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139621

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Barrel View from North Tower, Looking North

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139622

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3/4 View From Below, from Northwest

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139623

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North Tower, from East

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139624

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North Tower, from Southeast

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139625

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Detail of Cable Attachment

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139626

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Detail of Transverse Beam Attachment

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212980

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Photo taken by Linda Thaxton in September 2011

212981

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Photo taken by Linda Thaxton in September 2011

212982

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Photo taken by Linda Thaxton in September 2011

212983

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Photo taken by Linda Thaxton in September 2011

220177

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Photo taken by Ken Miller in August 2011

220178

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Photo taken by Ken Miller in August 2011

403463

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Regency Bridge 9-2017-1

Aerial Photo September 2017

Photo taken by Dwayne Dove

403464

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Regency Bridge 9-2017-2

Aerial Photo September 2017

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403465

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Regency Bridge 9-2017-3

Aerial Photo September 2017

Photo taken by Dwayne Dove

403466

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Regency Bridge 9-2017-4

Aerial Photo September 2017

Photo taken by Dwayne Dove

403467

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Regency Bridge 9-2017-5

Aerial Photo September 2017

Photo taken by Dwayne Dove

403468

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Regency Bridge 9-2017-6

Aerial Photo September 2017

Photo taken by Dwayne Dove

403469

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Regency Bridge 9-2017-7

Aerial Photo September 2017

Photo taken by Dwayne Dove

405176

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Bridgemapper.com photo

Photo taken by Todd Wilson in 2009

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Colorado River Draw Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 31.421667,-98.822222

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Carries CR 432 over Colorado River Draw
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 100.1 Feet
Span Length: 99.1 Feet

Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Colorado River Draw on CR 432
History: Built 1936; Replaced 2006
Built: 1936

Location: Mills County

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498303

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Photo taken by Gary Fuqua in September 2006

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Rough Creek Bridge

Status: Unknown status

Location: 31.458889,-98.858056

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Carries CR 433 over Rough Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 40.0 Feet
Span Length: 39.0 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Rough Creek on CR 433
History: Built 1936
Built: 1936

Location: Mills County

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Farmers Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 31.555278,-98.666944

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Carries FM 573 over Farmers Creek
Design: culvert/stone
Design Details: Stone culvert
Total Length: 27.9 Feet
Span Length: 7.9 Feet

Overview: Stone culvert over Farmers Creek on FM 573
History: Built ca. 1940; rehabilitated 1955
Built: ca. 1940

Location: Mills County

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HTR - Colorado River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 31.235362,-98.562955

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Carries Heart of Texas Railroad over Colorado River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 1050.0 Feet
Span Length: 200.0 Feet

Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Colorado River on Heart of Texas Railroad
History: Built 1910, One approach added 1919; Trestle approach destroyed by fire May 2013 and rebuilt May 2014
Built: 1910

Location: Mills County

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Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S  - Dismantled and/or in storage. L -  Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.

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