Built 1939 (1939) Architectural style camelback pony truss Opened 1939 Body of water Red River of the South Added to NRHP 20 December 1996 | Built by Multiple NRHP Reference # 96001518 Area 6,100 m² Bridge type Truss bridge Nearest city Byers | |
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MPS Historic Bridges of Texas MPS Similar Red River of the South, Red River Bridge, Bastrop State Park | ||
The State Highway 79 Bridge at the Red River is a bridge carrying Texas State Highway 79 and Oklahoma State Highway 79 over the Red River at the Texas-Oklahoma state line. The camelback pony truss bridge is 2,255 feet (687 m) long and has 21 truss spans. The Texas and Oklahoma highway departments built the bridge as a combined project in 1939. The bridge provided a direct route between Waurika, Oklahoma and Byers and Wichita Falls in Texas. The bridge is now the only camelback pony truss bridge remaining on a Texas state highway and is the fourth-longest truss bridge in the Texas state highway system.
The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 20, 1996.
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State Highway 79 Bridge at the Red River Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA