Wanette–Byars Bridge

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Template:Infobox NRHP The Wanette–Byars Bridge is a long bridge in central Oklahoma. It crosses the Canadian River between Byars in McClain County and Wanette in Pottawatomie County. The bridge is on a county road, not a state-designated highway.

The bridge was built in 1902 by the American Bridge Company[1] to serve as a rail bridge connecting Pauls Valley with Shawnee.[2] It was later converted to a one-lane bridge for auto traffic. The bridge is of the camelback truss design and is composed of three spans, each Template:Convert. Each of these spans are the longest in Oklahoma.[1]

Until 1992, the bridge had a wooden deck. In 1992, the bridge's deck was destroyed by arson, closing it for two years. When the bridge reopened, it had a concrete and asphalt driving surface.[2]

The bridge is an oft-utilized link between Byars and Wanette. The two nearest bridges are between fifteen and twenty-five miles (24–40 km) away.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010 as Old Santa Fe Railroad Bridge and has also been denoted as Structure #63D3342E1446000 and as Flynn Bridge. It is a Camel Back-Through Truss bridge.[3] It is Template:Convert long.[4]

References

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  1. ↑ a b Kinsler, Wes. Wanette-Byars Bridge Across the Canadian River. Oklahoma Bridges. URL accessed 1 August 2006.
  2. ↑ a b c Wanette and Byars linked together for 100 years. The Purcell Register. 20 March 2003. URL accessed 1 August 2006.
  3. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named nris
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