{"nrhp_refnum":"96001104","name":"Beaver Creek Bridge","other_names":["FM 2326 Bridge at Beaver Creek","Wc2215-02-002"],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"FM 2326, 1 mi W of jct. with TX 25","address_restricted":false,"city":"Electra","county":"Wichita County","state":"TX","lat":33.90597317800007,"lon":-98.90515953299996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1996-10-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Engineering"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A steel Warren pony truss road bridge carrying FM 2326 over Beaver Creek, about 1 mile west of the SH 25 junction near Electra in Wichita County, Texas. Austin Bridge Company built it in 1925-1926.","why_significant":"The bridge is significant under Criterion C in the area of Engineering at the state level. It is a locally built bridge that follows Texas Highway Department standard design T8-60, showing the department's influence on local bridge practices. It is also one of only three surviving T8-60 trusses and has an unusually low 6-foot truss.","narrative":"Carrying FM 2326 across Beaver Creek in southwestern Wichita County, this bridge consists of three 60-foot steel Warren pony truss spans and one concrete girder approach span, 219 feet in all. Wichita County contracted with the Austin Bridge Company in August 1925, and the bridge was finished in 1926. The county engineer chose Texas Highway Department standard design T8-60, probably because the road, which served the oil fields, needed a sturdy structure for heavy drilling equipment. Only three T8-60 trusses survive. This one is unusual because its truss is only 6 feet tall, so nearly half of it sits below the roadway, giving the bridge a distinctive low profile. It shows how state standards shaped bridges built with purely local funds in the 1920s. The road was upgraded and designated FM 2326 in 1956, and the bridge passed to state ownership without major alteration. It retains its original design, materials and setting, and remains in use.","period_of_significance":"1925-1926","architect_builder":"Bridge Designer: Texas Highway Department; Truss Fabricator and Bridge Builder: Austin Bridge Company of Dallas, Texas","architectural_style":"Other: Warren pony truss bridge","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still in vehicular use on FM 2326; owned by the state. The form says no major repairs have been made and no projects are currently planned.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:24.197443-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/71/9707/40970771/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/96001104.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/96001104/203a78becb-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/96001104/203a78becb-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Renelibrary","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Beaver_Creek_Bridge.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Renelibrary</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Beaver_Creek_Bridge.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40970771","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaver_Creek_Bridge_(Electra,_Texas)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4878028"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/wichita-county/beaver-creek-bridge-96001104/"}