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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]
Texas Suspension Bridges Cable-stayed and Suspension: 2000 Austin: Travis: TX-98-A: Texas Suspension Bridges, Dr. Flinn's Model and Builders Plate Suspension: 2000 Austin: Travis: TX-99: South Presa Street Bridge Extant Lenticular truss: 2001 South Presa Street San Antonio River: San Antonio: Bexar
In the early 2000s, Oklahoma was 48th in the nation for bridge conditions. Today, the state ranks in the top 10 nationally for good bridge conditions. How Oklahoma has turned around and fixed ...
Squirrel Creek Bridge: 1916–1917 2010-9-3 Shawnee vicinity: Pottawatomie: State Highway 78 Bridge at the Red River: 1937, 1938 1996-12-20 Ravenna: Bryan: K-truss through bridge State Highway 79 Bridge at the Red River: 1939 1996-12-20
Lenticular truss bridge. Included in Brackenridge Park Historic District listing. Brazoria Bridge: 1939 1991-06-14 Brazoria: Brazoria: Parker through truss: Bunton Branch Bridge: 1915, 1917, 1932 2002-02-19 Kyle
County Coordinates OK-2: Bridge over Bird Creek Abandoned Pratt truss: 1915 1985 Bird Creek Avant: Osage: OK-3: Pack Saddle Bridge Replaced Parker truss: 1930 1984 US 283: South Canadian River: Roll: Roger Mills and Ellis
On July 10, 1931, the Red River Bridge Company obtained an injunction against the Texas Highway Commission (now Texas Department of Transportation), keeping it from opening the new bridge. [1] The company said that the highway commission had promised in July 1930 to buy the old toll bridge for $ 60,000 (equal to $1,129,363 today). [ 2 ]
Dec. 14—Seeking a second four-year term, Ector County Precinct 3 Commissioner Don Stringer says the commissioners court's two most important achievements during his first term were starting a ...