Marker Inscription
(near extinct town of Regency, 22 mi. SW) This area's first Colorado River bridge was at Regency, on Mills-San Saba county line. Built 1903, it served ranchers and farmers for going to market, but fell in 1924, killing a boy, a horse, and some cattle. Its successor was demolished by a 1936 flood. With 90 per cent of the work done by hand labor, the Regency Suspension Bridge was erected in 1939. It became the pride of the locality, and youths gathered there in the 1940s to picnic, dance, and sing. Bypassed by paved farm roads, it now (1976) survives as one of the last suspension bridges in Texas. (1976)
About this site
Regency Suspension Bridge, The is a historical marker in Goldthwaite, Mills County, dedicated in 1976. It is one of 26 historical markers documented in Mills County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 38 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.4538, -98.5707 near Goldthwaite. The nearest cataloged historic site is Confederate Veterans Memorial of Mills County (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Mills County Jail, Old Town Well, Goldthwaite, The, and Mills County Courthouse.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507022685. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
