| Marker Number |
22492 |
| Atlas Number |
5507022492 |
| Marker Title |
Regency Suspension Bridge |
| Index Entry |
Regency Suspension Bridge |
| Address |
CR 137 |
| City |
Richland Springs |
| County |
San Saba |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
514623 |
| UTM Northing |
3475027 |
| Subject Codes |
|
| Marker Year |
2019 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
| Marker Location |
N end of CR 137 at Colorado River |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
RTHL medallion and plate |
| 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 |
