Beveridge Bridge, San Saba County

Beveridge Bridge, San Saba County (HM29K5)

Location: San Saba, TX 76877 San Saba County
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N 31° 12.631', W 98° 44.44'

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In the late 19th century, San Saba lacked direct access to developing railroad lines needed to reach expanding markets. The Beveridge Bridge, a single-lane suspension bridge, was constructed in 1896 to fill this need. The bridge was named
For Irish immigrant John H. Beveridge, a former British merchant captain who settled in San Saba in 1849. He originally spanned the river with a dam known as the "Beveridge Crossing." By the 1890's, locals petitioned county commissioners for a more reliable crossing.
The Flinn-Moyer company of Weatherford, Texas, built the Beveridge Bridge at a cost of $2275. County commissioners appointed John H. Beveridge to personally oversee the construction of the bridge that would replace his dam. Completed on June 24, 1896, the bridge was 190 feet long with
a 140 foot suspended span. It extends approximately 300 feet between anchorages.
The Beveridge Bridge withstood floods in 1899, 1922 and 1938. After the 1938 flood, county commissioners requested bids for its reconstruction. The Austin Bridge Company of Dallas was hired to carry out the work. In 1938, the bridge was reconstructed as an unstiffened suspension bridge with new parallel wire main cables spun in-situ on the original 1896 pipe truss towers using no. 9 gauge galvanized steel wire.
In 2004, the bridge was closed to vehicular traffic due to deterioration of the main cable underground. The Texas Department of Transportation used Federal Highway
Administration transportation enhancement funds to replace the main cables and restore the bridge



for pedestrian use. The bridge continues its transportation legacy as a pedestrian bridge and remains a county-owned landmark.
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HM NumberHM29K5
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Year Placed2005
Placed ByTexas Department of Transportation
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Date Added Friday, July 20th, 2018 at 1:02pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)14R E 524703 N 3452961
Decimal Degrees31.21051667, -98.74066667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 31° 12.631', W 98° 44.44'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds31° 12' 37.86" N, 98° 44' 26.4" W
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Area Code(s)325
Closest Postal AddressAt or near County 200, San Saba TX 76877, US
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