Historic Place

Rector Road Bridge at Clear Creek

Denton · Denton County · Dedicated 2004 · THC Atlas #2003001418

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About this site

Rector Road Bridge at Clear Creek is a historic place in Denton, Denton County, dedicated in 2004. It is one of 4 historic places documented in Denton County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 174 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 33.3306, -97.1490 near Denton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Gribble Springs Cemetery (cemetery), about 1.8 miles away. Others within a short drive include Gribble Springs Baptist Church, Sanger Cemetery, and Sanger and the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #2003001418. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

Rector Road Bridge at Clear Creek — Photo: Renelibrary, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

History

The Rector Road Bridge is a five-panel, pinned Pratt through-truss bridge built in 1907-08 by the Austin Brothers Company to span Clear Creek near Sanger, at a cost of $1,664. About 112 feet long, it was among the early works of the Austin brothers before they founded their own bridge-fabrication plant. When it no longer met safety standards, it was relocated about fifteen miles to Guyer High School in Denton. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org dentoncounty.gov

📍 33.3306, -97.1490 · Denton, Denton County

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