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Wanette–Byars Bridge
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 CompanyKinsler, WesWanette-Byars Bridge Across the Canadian River ''Oklahoma Bridges''. URL accessed 1 August 2006. to serve as a rail bridge connecting Pauls Valley with Shawnee.Wanette and Byars linked together for 100 years ''The Purcell Register''. 20 March 2003. URL accessed 1 August 2006. 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 . Each of these spans are the longest in Oklahoma. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian River
The Canadian River is the longest tributary of the Arkansas River in the United States. It is about long, starting in Colorado and traveling through New Mexico, the Texas Panhandle, and Oklahoma. The drainage area is about .Dianna Everett, "Canadian River." ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''. Retrieved October 7, 2013. The Canadian is sometimes referred to as the South Canadian River to differentiate it from the that flows into it. Etymology On |
US 77
U.S. Route 77 (US 77) is a major north–south United States Numbered Highway which extends for in the central United States. As of 2005, Its southern terminus is in Brownsville, Texas, at Veteran's International Bridge on the Mexican border, where it connects with both Mexican Federal Highway 101 and Mexican Federal Highway 180, and the highway's northern terminus is in Sioux City, Iowa, at an interchange with Interstate 29 (I-29), less than north of the Nebraska state line. It is unsigned in and around Dallas, Texas. Its historic segment through South Dakota and Minnesota was decommissioned with the advent of I-29 but otherwise the route has been spared the decommissioning that has shortened other US Highways. The route has major freeway sections in Oklahoma City including the Broadway Extension connecting suburban Edmond to downtown Oklahoma City. Route description Texas , - , TX , , - , OK , , - , KS , , - , NE , , - , IA , , - , Total , The section bet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Register Of Historic Places In McClain County, Oklahoma
__NOTOC__ This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in McClain County, Oklahoma. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties on the National Register of Historic Places in McClain County, Oklahoma, United States. The locations of National Register properties for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map. There are 5 properties listed on the National Register in the county. Current listings See also * List of National Historic Landmarks in Oklahoma * National Register of Historic Places listings in Oklahoma This is a list of properties and historic districts in Oklahoma that are designated on the National Register of Historic Places. Listings are distributed across all of Oklahoma's 77 counties. The following are approximate unofficial tallies o ... References {{McClain County, Oklahoma McClain County Buildings and structures in McClain County, Oklahoma * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Road Bridges In Oklahoma
A road is a thoroughfare used primarily for movement of traffic. Roads differ from streets, whose primary use is local access. They also differ from stroads, which combine the features of streets and roads. Most modern roads are Road surface, paved. The words "road" and "street" are commonly considered to be interchangeable, but the distinction is important in urban design. There are road hierarchy, many types of roads, including parkways, avenue (landscape), avenues, controlled-access highways (freeways, motorways, and expressways), tollways, interstates, highways, and local roads. The primary features of roads include lanes, sidewalks (pavement), roadways (carriageways), median strip, medians, shoulder (road), shoulders, road verge, verges, bike paths (cycle paths), and shared-use paths. Definitions Historically, many roads were simply recognizable routes without any formal construction or some maintenance. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Organi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
