Richland Springs in San Saba County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Regency Suspension Bridge

1. Regency Suspension Bridge Marker

Inscription. 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.

Erected 2019 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 22492.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Bridges & Viaducts. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1939.

Location. 31° 24.578′ N, 98° 50.768′ W. Marker is in Richland Springs, Texas, in San Saba County. It is on County Route 137, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Richland Springs TX 76871, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Big Country.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Regency Suspension Bridge (approx. 4.1 miles away); Rural Communities of Western Mills County (approx. 5.7 miles away); Buffalo-Ebony Cemetery (approx. 5.8

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miles away); Ratler, Texas and the Renfro Dam (approx. 7.7 miles away); Bowser Community (approx. 8 miles away); Jackson Massacre (approx. 8.7 miles away); First State Bank Building (approx. 11.1 miles away); First State Bank in Richland Springs (approx. 11.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Richland Springs.

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2. Regency Suspension Bridge

Credits. This page was last revised on December 15, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 15, 2022, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 510 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 15, 2022, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.