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Colbert Bridge (1915)

Bryan County, Oklahoma, and Grayson County, Texas

Photo 

Published prior to 1923

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BH Photo #394954

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Red River on Road
Location
Bryan County, Oklahoma, and Grayson County, Texas
Status
Removed but not replaced
History
Built 1915; Main span destroyed by gas pipeline fire & remainder demolished 1961
Builder
- Midland Bridge Co. of Kansas City, Missouri
Design
Pennsylvania through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 675.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+33.81818, -96.52342   (decimal degrees)
33°49'05" N, 96°31'24" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/729220/3744755 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Denison Dam
Inventory number
BH 77740 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Bryan County, Oklahoma (56)
Built 1915 (1,266)
Built during 1910s (10,075)
Grayson County, Texas (46)
Lost (29,981)
Lost 1961 (117)
Lost during 1960s (1,036)
Midland Bridge Co. (47)
 Oklahoma (2,035)
Pennsylvania truss (593)
Pin-connected (5,037)
State line crossing (933)
Texas (3,077)
Through truss (17,851)
Total length 500-1000 feet (3,134)
Truss (36,749)

Update Log 

  • September 21, 2018: Updated by Luke: Added builder
  • October 23, 2017: New photos from tim allman
  • June 22, 2017: Added by Dave King

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