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	Nolan River Bridge 303-A of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Nolan River Bridge in 2013
	Nolan River Bridge 303-A of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Nolan River Bridge 303-A of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway
Location	Cty. Rd. 1127 at Nolan River, Blum, Texas
Coordinates	32°8′50″N 97°23′49″W / 32.14722°N 97.39694°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1899-1903
Built by	Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway
NRHP reference No.	12001001
Added to NRHP	December 4, 2012

Nolan River Bridge is a single track girder bridge that crosses the Nolan River located in Blum, Texas. The bridge, constructed in stages between 1899 and 1903, was used for railroad traffic until 1952, after which it was used as for vehicular traffic.^[2]

It was added to the National Register in December 4, 2012.

History

The bridge was constructed in stages between 1899 and 1903 to replace an earlier bridge, built in 1881, that consisted of three limestone piers with two iron trusses and timber approaches. The three limestone piers of the original bridge were heightened, and two additional, shorter piers of stone and concrete were added, and the iron trusses were replaced with six steel plate girder spans. The bridge was rated to carry two 139-ton steam locomotives, followed by a load of 3,200 pounds per square foot. The bridge was used by the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway for freight and passenger trains until 1952, when construction of the Whitney Dam on the Brazos River led to the relocation of the tracks to higher ground. The bridge was converted later that year for use for vehicle traffic as a county road, which it is still used for today.^[2]

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References

^ "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/03/12 through 12/07/12". National Park Service. December 14, 2012. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Blum bridge achieves national designation". Cleburne Times Review. December 28, 2012. Retrieved February 6, 2020.

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[weekly-1] "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/03/12 through 12/07/12". National Park Service. December 14, 2012. Retrieved January 13, 2018.

[:0-2] "Blum bridge achieves national designation". Cleburne Times Review. December 28, 2012. Retrieved February 6, 2020.

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