Austin Bridge Company was a

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company based in

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. It fabricated and built a number of bridges that are listed on the U.S.

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. It eventually became part of Austin Industries.Our Story
/ref> Its works include: * Beaver Creek Bridge (Electra, Texas), FM 2326, 1 mi W of jct. with TX 25

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Austin Bridge Company, NRHP-listed * Colorado River Bridge, S. Richmond Rd. (Old US 59) across the Colorado R.,

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Austin Bridge Company, NRHP-listed * Regency Suspension Bridge, 0.75 mi. S of Regency at Colorado River,

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, Austin Bridge Co., NRHP-listed *

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, TX 29 at the Llano County line

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, Austin Bridge Co., et al., NRHP-listed * State Highway 3 Bridge at the Colorado River, US 90, .6 mi. E of jct. with Loop 329

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, Austin Bridge Co., et al., NRHP-listed * State Highway 3 Bridge at the Trinity River, US 90, 1.3 mi. W of jct. with FM 2684

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, Austin Bridge Company, NRHP-listed * State Highway 34 Bridge at the Trinity River, TX 34 at the

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county line,

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Austin Bridge Co., et al., NRHP-listed * State Highway 53 Bridge at the Leon River, FM 817, 2.5 mi. E of jct. with FM 93

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, Austin Bridge Company, et al., NRHP-listed *

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, TX 71, .8 mi E of jct. with FM 609

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, Austin Bridge Company, NRHP-listed * Moore's Crossing, roughly bounded by FM 973, old Burleson Rd. and Onion Cr., Austin Bridge Company, NRHP-listed

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