RED RIVER - 1938 Mixed Truss Bridge
JP#: 28003(04)
JP#: 28003(04)
The State Highway 78 Bridge at the Red River consists of eight riveted K-truss through spans, flanked by with two sets of camelback pony truss spans at each end. With an overall length of 2,108 feet, the bridge provides a crossing over the Red River between Fannin County, Texas, and Bryan County, Oklahoma, on SH-78. K-truss spans are rare and Oklahoma is one of the few states to boast their presence.
The bridge has a total of 12 spans. The K-truss spans are each 210 feet long. Each camelback pony truss span is 100 feet long. The bridge is listed in the National Register of Historic Places (NR ID #96001517). The bridge was designed by Oklahoma Highway Commission engineers. The trusses were fabricated by the Illinois Steel Bridge Company, of Jacksonville, Illinois, and the bridge was constructed by the and constructed by the Kansas City Bridge Company, of Kansas City, Missouri.
The bridge was funded using federal emergency relief funds authorized under the National Industrial Recovery Act, of 1933. The bridge is significant for its association with a New Deal Works Program and for its use of K-truss through and camelback pony trusses.
The bridge has a total of 12 spans. The K-truss spans are each 210 feet long. Each camelback pony truss span is 100 feet long. The bridge is listed in the National Register of Historic Places (NR ID #96001517). The bridge was designed by Oklahoma Highway Commission engineers. The trusses were fabricated by the Illinois Steel Bridge Company, of Jacksonville, Illinois, and the bridge was constructed by the and constructed by the Kansas City Bridge Company, of Kansas City, Missouri.
The bridge was funded using federal emergency relief funds authorized under the National Industrial Recovery Act, of 1933. The bridge is significant for its association with a New Deal Works Program and for its use of K-truss through and camelback pony trusses.
