Bluff Dale Suspension Bridge

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Facts 

Overview

Cable-stayed bridge over Puluxy River on CR 149 (Berry's Creek Road)

Location

Erath County, Texas

Status

Open to pedestrians only

History

Built 1890 by the Runyon Bridge Co.; relocated 1934

Design

Cable-stayed

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 201.1 ft.
Total length: 268.1 ft.
Deck width: 9.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 7.0 ft.

Recognition

Posted to the National Register of Historic Places

Approximate latitude, longitude

+32.35431, -98.02597   (decimal degrees)
32°21'16" N, 98°01'33" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

14/591648/3580125 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Bluff Dale

Inventory numbers

NRHP 77001440 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 32988 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 06/2006)

Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Imminent Failure (1 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 15.6 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2004)

50

Categories 

Update Log 

• June 10, 2008: New photos from Historic American Engineering Record

Sources 

• Historic American Engineering Record

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