{"nrhp_refnum":"88002000","name":"Medio Creek Bridge","other_names":["Normanna Bridge"],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"CR 241","address_restricted":false,"city":"Normanna","county":"Bee County","state":"TX","lat":28.52977713000007,"lon":-97.79427013899999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1988-10-13","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Engineering"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-lane Pratt through-truss bridge carrying County Road 241 over Medio Creek near Normanna in rural Bee County, Texas. It was built in 1897 from a kit made by the New Jersey Steel and Iron Company and rebuilt in 1923.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the bridge is an excellent, intact example of a Pratt through-truss type that is rapidly disappearing from rural Texas. It is significant under Criterion C for engineering and for its ties to two notable bridge-building firms, New Jersey Steel and Iron Company and Austin Brothers Bridge Company. No other examples survive in Bee or adjacent counties.","narrative":"Spanning Medio Creek in a wooded part of rural Bee County, Texas, this one-lane Pratt through-truss bridge carries County Road 241 between the communities of Mineral and Normanna. It was erected in 1897 from a kit supplied by the New Jersey Steel and Iron Company of Trenton, after the county commissioners accepted the lowest of four bids. In 1923 the Austin Brothers Bridge Company of Dallas rebuilt the superstructure. The bridge is about 258 feet long, with a 118-foot iron main span and steel approach spans. It was listed for its engineering value and its links to two notable bridge-building firms. Pratt truss bridges of this age are disappearing from rural Texas, and no others survive in Bee or neighboring counties. Locals have long treated the site as a landmark, using it for fishing, swimming, photography and baptisms. The bridge is closed to traffic, and county residents have campaigned to preserve it.","period_of_significance":"1897/1923","architect_builder":"New Jersey Steel & Iron Company; Austin Brothers Bridge Company","architectural_style":"Pratt through-truss bridge","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"The bridge is closed to traffic and listed as vacant and unoccupied, with a temporary low water crossing built to the south. Its condition is rated fair.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.380757-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/42/9710/40971042/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/88002000.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002000/08d063310f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002000/08d063310f-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"25or6to4","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Medio_Creek_Bridge,_Normanna,_Texas.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">25or6to4</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Medio_Creek_Bridge,_Normanna,_Texas.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40971042","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110000785"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/bee-county/medio-creek-bridge-88002000/"}