{"nrhp_refnum":"96001105","name":"Hubbard Creek Bridge","other_names":["FM 601 Bridge at Hubbard Creek","Sf0107-03-102"],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"FM 601, 7.5 mi. E of Jct with TX 6","address_restricted":false,"city":"Albany","county":"Shackelford County","state":"TX","lat":32.69036337600005,"lon":-99.16495150099996,"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 265-foot steel Pratt through truss bridge with concrete girder approach spans carrying FM 601 over Hubbard Creek near Albany and Ibex in eastern Shackelford County, Texas. It was built in 1928-1929 by Crouch and Noland of Strawn, Texas.","why_significant":"The bridge is significant under Criterion C in the area of Engineering at the state level. As a locally built bridge using Texas Highway Department standard designs, it demonstrates the department's influence on local bridge practices. It is also the only Pratt truss bridge remaining on the Texas state highway system, making it a rare type.","narrative":"Hubbard Creek Bridge carries Farm-to-Market Road 601 over Hubbard Creek in eastern Shackelford County, Texas. It combines a single 150-foot riveted steel Pratt through truss with four concrete girder approach spans, for an overall length of 265 feet. Shackelford County opened bids in November 1928 and awarded the contract to Crouch and Noland of Strawn, Texas, for $21,590; construction finished in 1929. The road linked the oil boom community of Ibex with Albany, the county seat, and standard Texas Highway Department designs were probably chosen so the bridge could carry heavy drilling equipment. The approach spans, piers and bents follow department standards, while the truss itself does not match a known standard design. The state took over the bridge when the road became FM 601 in 1948. It is listed as the only Pratt truss bridge remaining on the Texas state highway system and as an example of state influence on local bridge building.","period_of_significance":"1928-1929","architect_builder":"Bridge Designer: Texas Highway Department; Truss Fabricator: unknown; Bridge Builder: Crouch and Noland of Strawn, Texas","architectural_style":"Other: Pratt through truss bridge","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still in vehicular use on FM 601 and owned by the Texas Department of Transportation; no major repairs have been made and none 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 02:54:23.69443-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/41/9699/40969941/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/96001105.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/96001105/6dc606f18a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/96001105/6dc606f18a-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Renelibrary","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HubbardCreek1_(1_of_1).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:HubbardCreek1_(1_of_1).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969941","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110001305"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/shackelford-county/hubbard-creek-bridge-96001105/"}