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Canadian River Wagon Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians only

Location: 35.935641,-100.371463

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Carries US 60/US 83 over Canadian River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Twenty-one, 7-panel, pin-connected Parker through trusses
Total Length: 3255.0 Feet
Span Length: 155.0 Feet

Overview: Twenty-one span through truss bridge over Canadian River on US 60/US 83 at Canadian
History: Built 1916 by the Canton Bridge Co.; four additional spans added 1923; bypassed by new bridge in 1953; rehabilitated and opened to pedestrian traffic in 2000
Built: 1916

Location: Hemphill County

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114997

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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

114998

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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

114999

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115000

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115001

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115002

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115003

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115004

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230179

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Barrel view from near the South Portal (fully rehabilitated for pedestrian use only)

Photo taken by Dan Crawford in April 2012

230180

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The Wagon Bridge flanked by UCEB replacement

Photo taken by Dan Crawford in April 2012

269349

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1916 The Canton Bridge Co. Builders Canton Ohio

Data Plate at the top of the Canadian, Texas Side of the Bridge.

Photo taken by John Scruggs in May 2012

269350

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Canadian Texas

View of the span from Canadian Texas.

Photo taken by John Scruggs in May 2012

269351

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Interior View

Standing directly over the Canadian River Looking toward Oklahoma.

Photo taken by John Scruggs in October 2013

484780

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Canadian River Wagon Bridge

Photo from old postcard

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ATSF - Canadian River Bridge (Old)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 35.934321,-100.373391

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Carries Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway over Canadian River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Parker through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Parker through truss bridge over Canadian River on Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
History: Built 1886; Replaced ?
Built: 1886

Location: Hemphill County

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348411

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Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923; Provided by the SMU Central University Libraries

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BNSF - Canadian River Bridges

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 35.933798,-100.373455

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Carries BNSF Railway over Canadian River
Design: girder/deck
Design Details: Deck girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Deck girder bridges over Canadian River on BNSF Railway
History:
Built:

Location: Hemphill County

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484783

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BNSF - Canadian River Bridges

looking north; bridge on left built in 2004

Photo taken by cmh2315fl


Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S  - Dismantled and/or in storage. L -  Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.

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