Rector Road Bridge | |
Rector Road Bridge in 2012
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Location | 7501 Teasley Lane |
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Nearest city | Denton, Texas |
Coordinates | 33°7′45″N 97°6′15″W / 33.12917°N 97.10417°W / 33.12917; -97.10417 |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1907-08 |
Built by | Austin Brothers |
Architectural style | Pratt through-truss bridge |
MPS | Historic Bridges of Texas MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 03001418[1] |
Added to NRHP | January 14, 2004 |
Rector Road Bridge is a historic truss bridgeinDenton, Texas. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]
It is a 5-panel, pinned Pratt through-truss bridge with I-beam approach spans. It is 112 feet (34 m) in total length, with the primary span 80 feet (24 m) in length.[2]
It was built by the Austin Brothers Company in 1907–08 to span Clear Creek near Sanger, Texas, costing $1,664. Frank and George Austin were then the Atlanta and Dallas agents of the George E. King Bridge Company, although they later started their own bridge fabrication plant.[2]
It was later moved to the John Guyer High School at 7501 Teasley Lane in Denton.[2]
Media related to Rector Road Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
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