Bluff Dale Suspension Bridge | |
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.jpg) Bluff Dale Bridge, with the modern bridge that has replaced it for vehicle traffic visible at right. | |
| Coordinates | 32°21′14″N 98°1′34″W / 32.35389°N 98.02611°W |
| Carries | Pedestrian way on County Road 49 (Berry's Creek Road) |
| Crosses | Paluxy River |
| Locale | Berry's Creek Road, Bluff Dale, Texas |
| Owner | Erath County |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cable-stayed |
| Material | Wrought iron |
| Total length | 200 feet (61 m) |
| Width | 13 feet (4.0 m) |
| Longest span | 140 feet (43 m) |
| No. of spans | 3 |
| Piers in water | 2 |
| History | |
| Designer | Edwin Elijah Runyon |
| Construction start | 1890 |
| Construction end | 1890 |
Bluff Dale Bridge[a] | |
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| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 77001440[2] |
| TSAL No. | 8200000250 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 20, 1977 |
| Designated TSAL | May 28, 1981 |
| Location | |
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The Bluff Dale Bridge is a historic cable-stayed bridge (not a suspension bridge) located near Bluff Dale, Texas, United States. Built in 1891, the bridge spans 225 feet (69 m) across the Paluxy River. The road deck is 28 feet (8.5 m) above the river and held in place by fourteen 1-inch-diameter (2.5 cm) cables attached to the towers made of 9-inch-diameter (23 cm) iron pipe.[1]
- ^ a b National Park Service (January 29, 2016), Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 1/19/16 through 1/22/16, archived from the original on January 28, 2016, retrieved January 28, 2016.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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