Regency Suspension Bridge

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View from South Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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Barrel View from South Approach Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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Barrel View from Mid-Span, Looking North Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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Barrel View from North Tower, Looking North Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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3/4 View From Below, from Northwest Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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North Tower, from East Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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North Tower, from Southeast Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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Detail of Cable Attachment Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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Detail of Transverse Beam Attachment Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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Photo taken by Linda Thaxton in September 2011 Enlarge

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Photo taken by Ken Miller in August 2011 Enlarge

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Video 

Driving across northbound Video shot by Barclay Gibson Play video on YouTube

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Suspension bridge over Colorado River on CR 433

Location

Mills County, Texas, and San Saba County, Texas

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1939; rehabilitated 1999

Builder

- Austin Bridge Co. of Dallas, Texas

Design

Wire suspension

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 342.9 ft.
Total length: 402.9 ft.
Deck width: 14.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.3 ft.

Recognition

Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on December 12, 1976

Also called

Colorado River Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+31.41000, -98.84611   (decimal degrees)
31°24'36" N, 98°50'46" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

14/514627/3475051 (zone/easting/northing)

Elevation

1240 ft. above sea level

USGS topographic map

Regency

Inventory numbers

NRHP 76002052 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
TXNBI 231670AA0127001 (Texas bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 33269 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 02/2011)

Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 33.5 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2006)

100

Categories 

Update Log 

• November 9, 2011: New photos from Ken Miller
• September 7, 2011: New photos from Linda Thaxton
• December 20, 2009: New video from Barclay Gibson
• May 2, 2009: Updated by Rick Mattioni: Bridge information updated.

Sources 

• Rick Mattioni
• HAER TX-61 - Regency Suspension Bridge, Spanning Colorado River at County Route 126, Goldthwaite vicinity, Mills County, TX
• Linda Thaxton
• Ken Miller - dermoons [at] gmail [dot] com

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