Marker Inscription
Engineering
Historic Place
Beaver Creek Bridge
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About this site
Beaver Creek Bridge is a historic place in Electra, Wichita County, dedicated in 1996. It is one of 6 historic places documented in Wichita County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 94 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.9060, -98.9052 near Electra. The nearest cataloged historic site is Pioneer Circuit Riders Memorial (historical marker), about 1.0 miles away. Others within a short drive include Buffalo Road, The Old, Kadane Discovery Well (About 700 Feet to the Southwest), and Site of Valley View School.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #2096001104. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
The Beaver Creek Bridge near Electra was built in 1925-26 to carry a farm-to-market road over Beaver Creek, connecting the Beaver Creek community with area oilfields. It consists of three 60-foot riveted Warren pony truss spans and a concrete girder approach, built to Texas Highway Department standard designs by the Austin Bridge Company of Dallas. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996 and has since been bypassed by a newer bridge.
Sources: en.wikipedia.orgatlas.thc.texas.gov
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