State Highway 78 Bridge at the Red River
State Highway 78 Bridge at the Red River | |
NRHP reference No. | 96001517[1] |
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Added to NRHP | December 20, 1996 |
The Highway 78 Bridge at the Red River is an eight-span through
The original bridge was demolished after flood damage and a new bridge built in 2018
History
The State Highway 78 Bridge at the Red River replaced a suspension bridge that collapsed on January 15, 1934. The former bridge had been opened as a toll bridge in July 1927. It was purchased by Oklahoma and Texas for use as a free bridge.[3] It collapsed in a storm after the swinging bridge's wire cables became twisted and snapped.[3]
As a Federal Relief Project It was completed in 1938.
The bridge marks the location of Sowell's Bluff.
Architecture
The Oklahoma Highway Commission designed the bridge. Constructed in 1937-1938 by the Kansas City Bridge Co. of Kansas City, Missouri.[2][3] the bridge is designed as a rare example of a K-Parker through truss bridge with camelback pony spans.[2][4] The bridge consists of eight riveted K-truss through spans with two camelback pony truss spans at each end.[3]
The Illinois Steel Bridge Company of Jacksonville, Illinois was subcontracted to fabricate the trusses.
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Bryan County, Oklahoma
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Fannin County, Texas
- List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Oklahoma
- List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas
Overview
- Length of largest span: 210.0 ft.
- Total length: 2,108.0 ft.
- Deck width: 24.0 ft.
- Vertical clearance above deck: 15.9 ft.[2]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e Baughn, James (October 27, 2008). "Red River OK 78 Bridge". Historic Bridges of the U.S. Retrieved March 28, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f
"National Register of Historic Places Registration Form - State Highway 78 Bridge at the Red River" (PDF). United States Department of the Interior. September 6, 1996. Retrieved March 28, 2009.
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(help) - ^ a b "STATE HIGHWAY #78 BRIDGE AT THE RED RIVER". National Register Properties in Oklahoma. Retrieved March 28, 2009.