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| ID Number |
MP100005858 |
| Historic Name |
BRIDGEPORT BRIDGE |
| Description of Significance |
THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BRIDGEPORT BRIDGE , CHALLENGED THE OKLAHOMA STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION BECAUSE OF ITS DIFFICULT CROSSING AND TENSION BETWEEN THE BUREAU OF PUBLIC ROADS OVER ROUTING AND DESIGN. DURING AN ARDUOUS PERIOD OF NEGOTIATIONS, WITH ITS FUNDING AT ONE POINT NEARLY HALTED, THE HIGHWAY AGENCIES DEVISED A MUTUALLY ACCEPTABLE PLAN THAT COULD WITHSTAND THE RIVER’S VAGARIES WITH AN EYE TOWARD ECONOMIZATION. THE MOST APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY WAS SELECTED TO MEET THIS NEED — A SERIES OF 38 IDENTICAL STANDARD CAMELBACK PONY TRUSS SPANS, ERECTED OVER CONCRETE PIERS SITTING ON PNEUMATIC FOUNDATIONS. COMPLETED IN 1933 AT 3,944’, IT WAS OKLAHOMA’S LONGEST BRIDGE, THE LONGEST TOLL-FREE CROSSING ON U.S. HIGHWAY 66, AND THE LONGEST EXAMPLE OF ITS TYPE IN THE UNITED STATES. ITS RECOMMENDED PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANCE IS 1933 TO 1962. THE BRIDGE IS CURRENTLY A CONTRIBUTING RESOURCE TO THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES NOMINATION TITLED BRIDGEPORT HILL-HYDRO ROUTE 66 SEGMENT (NRIS #04000129) THAT IS SIGNIFICANT AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. LISTED 11/30/2020. |
| Current Name |
"ROUTE 66 AND ASSOCIATED HISTORIC RESOURCES IN OKLAHOMA" MULTIPLE PROPOERTY LISTING (1995); "HISTORIC PROPERTIES ASSOCIATED WITH U.S. HIGHWAY 66, FROM CHICAGO TO SANTA MONICA, 1926 TO 1985" MULTIPLE PROPERTY DOCUMENTATION FORM (2011); |
| Address |
N. U.S. HIGHWAY 281 OVER THE SOUTH CANADIAN RIVER |
| City |
BRIDGEPORT VICINITY |
| County |
CADDO |
| Lot |
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| Block |
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| Current Section |
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| Township |
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| Range |
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| Type |
STRUCTURE |
| Historic Function |
TRANSPORTATION: ROAD-RELATED |
| Current Function |
TRANSPORTATION: ROAD-RELATED |
| Area Significance 1 |
TRANSPORTATION |
| Area Significance 2 |
ENGINEERING |
| Date Prepared |
SEPTEMBER 2020 |
| Year Built |
1933-1962 |
| Original Site |
YES |
| Architect/Builder |
DESIGNER: OKLAHOMA STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT; BUILDER: KANSAS CITY BRIDGE COMPANY |
| Architectural Style |
CAMELBACK PONY TRUSS |
| Roof Material |
N/A |
| Wall Material |
N/A |
| Window Material |
N/A |
| Door Material |
N/A |
| Decorative Details |
STEEL MEMBERS RIVETTED TOGETHER |
| Condition |
POOR |
| Comments |
PREVIOUSLY LISTED AS A CONTRIBUTING RESOURCE TO THE BRIDGEPORT HILL-HYDRO ROUTE 66 SEGMENT (NRIS #04000129).
LISTED IN THE NRHP ON NOVEMBER 30, 2020. |
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