State Highway 78 Bridge at the Red River | |
 State Highway 78 Bridge | |
  State Highway 78 Bridge at the Red River  State Highway 78 Bridge at the Red River  State Highway 78 Bridge at the Red River | |
| Location | BetweenTexas State Highway 78 andOklahoma State Highway 78 overRed River |
|---|---|
| Nearest city | Ravenna, Texas, Yuba, Oklahoma |
| Coordinates | 33°45′10″N96°11′45″W / 33.75278°N 96.19583°W /33.75278; -96.19583 |
| Area | 1.2 acres (0.49 ha) |
| Built | 1937 (1937) |
| Built by | Illinois Steel Bridge Company, et al |
| Architect | Oklahoma Highway Commission |
| Architectural style | K-truss through bridge |
| MPS | Historic Bridges of Texas MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 96001517[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 20, 1996 |
TheHighway 78 Bridge at the Red River is an eight-span throughtruss bridge[2] over theRed River betweenOklahoma andTexas onOklahoma State Highway 78/Texas State Highway 78. It was built as a federal relief project during theGreat Depression as part ofPresident Franklin Roosevelt'sNew Deal. Today the bridge and the area retain the look and feel of the time of its construction. As part of Highway 78 the bridge's average daily traffic (as of 2006) was 1,700 cars per day.[2]
The original bridge was demolished after flood damage and a new bridge built in 2018
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[4] funded by theNational Industrial Recovery Act of 1933[3] construction began on February 16, 1937.[3] It was completed in 1938.
The bridge marks the location of Sowell's Bluff.[5]
The Oklahoma Highway Commission designed the bridge. Constructed in 1937-1938 by theKansas City Bridge Co. ofKansas 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 ofJacksonville,Illinois was subcontracted to fabricate the trusses.
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