Editing Regency Bridge (section)

==History==
The main span is {{Convert|343|ft}} long, but counting the approach spans, engineers list the bridge’s overall length at {{Convert|403|ft}}. The wooden deck of the bridge is {{Convert|16|ft}} wide. It was built in 1939, with most of the work being done by hand. An earlier bridge constructed in 1903 collapsed under the weight of a herd of cattle, and a later bridge built in 1936 washed away in a flood.<ref name="ausc051111" /> The Regency Bridge was restored by James Harris in 1997, with then-[[George W. Bush|Governor Bush]] attending the re-dedication service. This was a major event for the community of around 25 people.

Local teenagers accidentally set the wood surface on fire on December 29, 2003, burning a hole in some planks and causing $20,000 in damage.<ref name="ausc040305"/><ref name="ausc051111"/> The bridge was repaired and reopened to traffic in early 2005.<ref name="ausc051111"/> After closing in late 2014, the bridge is once again open to traffic.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.txdot.gov/apps-cq/project_tracker/projectdetails.htm?projid=092323025&dist=Brownwood |title=Current TxDOT Projects: Mills County |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023015050/http://www.txdot.gov/apps-cq/project_tracker/projectdetails.htm?projid=092323025&dist=Brownwood |archive-date=2014-10-23|url-status=dead}}</ref> After a closure in Sept 2020 due to structural damage, the bridge was re-opened to traffic in May 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.goldthwaiteeagle.com/2020/09/22/regency-bridge-closed/ |title=Regency Bridge Closed |website=The Goldthwaite Eagle |date=September 22, 2020 |access-date=May 2, 2021}}</ref>

In 2005, the Regency Bridge became the last suspension bridge in Texas open to automobile traffic.<ref name="ausc051111"/>