Beaver Creek Bridge (Electra, Texas)

Beaver Creek Bridge, also known as FM 2326 Bridge at Beaver Creek or WC2215-02-002, is a historic bridge built during 1925-1926 near Electra in Wichita County, Texas. It brings Farm-to-Market Road over Beaver Creek, connecting the Beaver Creek community with the Rock Crossing oilfield area in Wilbarger County.^[2]

Beaver Creek Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Nearest city	Electra, Texas
Coordinates	33°54′21″N 98°54′17″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1925 (1925)
Built by	Austin Bridge Company
Architect	Texas Highway Department
Architectural style	Warren pony truss
MPS	Historic Bridges of Texas MPS
NRHP reference No.	96001104[1]
Added to NRHP	October 10, 1996

It consists of three 60-foot (18 m) riveted Warren pony truss spans and a concrete girder approach span, built to Texas Highway Department standard designs. Its spans were fabricated by, and the bridge was built by, the Austin Bridge Company of Dallas, Texas.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.^[1] The bridge was then eligible for rehabilitation but not yet replacement.^[2]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places portal
• Transport portal
• Engineering portal
• Texas portal

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Wichita County, Texas
• List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Regina A. Lauderdale and Pat St. George (September 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Beaver Creek Bridge / FM 2326 Bridge at Beaver Creek; WC2215-02-00". National Archives. Archived from the original on January 3, 2017.