Cummins Creek Bridge
Why it's listed
Cummins Creek Bridge carries a county road over Cummins Creek about two miles northwest of Round Top, Texas. Built in 1890, it is a single-span, pin-connected Pratt through truss, 110 feet long, with eight panels, timber flooring and concrete piers. Rollers at the east end allow for expansion. The King Iron Bridge and Manufacturing Company of Cleveland, Ohio, manufactured it, and bridges of this kind were fabricated for general use, sold by regional agents, shipped to the site and assembled there. Fayette County records show that King, through its agent S. A. Oliver, was almost always the low bidder and supplied a large share of the county's iron bridges. After 1900 Oliver left to form his own firm in Houston, and King's importance in Texas declined. The bridge was recognized as an outstanding example of its type and as one of the few of its kind still in general daily use in Texas. Fayette County owns it.
Significance in brief: The nomination calls it an outstanding example of a nineteenth-century through truss bridge and one of the few of its kind still in general daily use in Texas. It also represents the King company, which was among the most prominent bridge suppliers in Texas from the 1870s to 1900 and supplied a major share of Fayette County's iron bridges.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 75001975, listed April 21, 1975. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 2 mi. NW of Round Top over Cummins Creek, Round Top |
|---|---|
| County | Fayette County |
| Listed | April 21, 1975 |
| Reference number | 75001975 |
| Resource type | Structure |
| Period of significance | 1890 |
| Architect / builder | King Iron Bridge and Manufacturing Company of Cleveland, Ohio; S. A. Oliver, agent |
| Architectural style | Pratt through truss (pin-connected, with counters) |
| Areas of significance | Industry, Engineering |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Owned by Fayette County; still in daily use as a bridge; condition marked fair and unaltered, on its original site. |
| Acreage | 1 |
| Coordinates | 30.06873, -96.71946 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For a publicly owned building or structure, listing mainly matters when federal funds, permits or licences are involved: projects then go through Section 106 review so effects on the property are considered. Listing also strengthens applications for preservation grants and, for leased income-producing uses, can enable the federal rehabilitation tax credit.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 75001975.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q84696200
- This listing as JSON
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