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Beaver Creek Bridge (Electra, Texas) 
Summary
Beaver Creek Bridge, also known as FM 2326 Bridge at Beaver Creek or WC2215-02-002, is a historic bridge built during 1925-1926 near Electra in Wichita County, Texas. It brings Farm-to-Market Road over Beaver Creek, connecting the Beaver Creek community with the Rock Crossing oilfield area in Wilbarger County.[2]
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| Nearest city | Electra, Texas |
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| Coordinates | 33°54′21″N 98°54′17″W / 33.90583°N 98.90472°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1925 |
| Built by | Austin Bridge Company |
| Architect | Texas Highway Department |
| Architectural style | Warren pony truss |
| MPS | Historic Bridges of Texas MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 96001104[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 10, 1996 |
It consists of three 60-foot (18 m) riveted Warren pony truss spans and a concrete girder approach span, built to Texas Highway Department standard designs. Its spans were fabricated by, and the bridge was built by, the Austin Bridge Company of Dallas, Texas.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1] The bridge was then eligible for rehabilitation but not yet replacement.[2]
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- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c Regina A. Lauderdale and Pat St. George (September 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Beaver Creek Bridge / FM 2326 Bridge at Beaver Creek; WC2215-02-00". National Archives. Archived from the original on January 3, 2017.