Red River of the South

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A. Hazard Perry Memorial Bridge (Red River Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1932; replaced 1990
Lost steel through truss bridge over Red River on US 84
Replaced by a new bridge

BNSF - North Fork Red River Bridge (Kiowa County, Oklahoma)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over North Fork Red River on BNSF Railroad


BNSF - Red River Bridge (Love County, Oklahoma)
Construction Began 1902, Completed 1909
Six span Pratt Through truss bridge over Red River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - Red River Bridge (Jackson County, Oklahoma)
Deck plate girder bridge over Red River on Railroad
Open to traffic

Carpenters Bluff Bridge (Grayson County, Texas)
Built 1910; Renovated for auto use 1965, rehabilitated 1981
Through truss bridge over Red River on Carpenters Bluff Road (formerly KO&G RR)
Open to foot traffic only and includes a Wagon Shelf extension of South deck

Colbert Bridge (1873) (Bryan County, Oklahoma)
Built and detroyed 1873
Lost Bridge over Red River of the South on Colbert Ferry Road
Destroyed by flooding

Colbert Bridge (1892) (Bryan County, Oklahoma)
Built 1892; Lost to flooding 1908
Lost Bridge over Red River of the South on Colbert Ferry Road
Replaced by a new bridge

FMRC - Red River Bridge (Wilbarger County, Texas)
Abandoned timber stringer bridge over Red River on Farmrail Corporation
Stripped of track and abandoned.

Fulton Bridge (Hempstead County, Arkansas)
Built 1929-30; Replaced 1982
Lost five-span open-spandrel arch bridge over Red River on US 67 at Fulton
Replaced by a new bridge

Fulton Pipeline Bridge (Hempstead County, Arkansas)
Pipeline suspension bridge over the Red River at Fulton
Pipeline is active

Fulton Street Bridge (Rapides Parish, Louisiana)
Opened March 21, 1963; rehabilitated 1980, replaced 1994
Lost Through truss lift bridge over Red River on US167
Replaced by new bridge

Gillis Long Bridge (Rapides Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1985
Vertical lift bridge over Red River on US 165B in Pineville
Open to traffic

Grand Ecore Bridge (Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1959, Rehabilitated 2010
Girder bridge over Red River on LA-6
Open to traffic

I-35 Red River Bridge (Love County, Oklahoma)
Original bridge built 1957; twin span added 1965; both bridges rehabilitated 1984
Deck plate girder bridge over Red River of the South on Interstate 35
Open to traffic

I20 Red River Bridge (Bossier Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1965
Haunched deck plate girder bridge over Red River on I-20
Open to traffic

Index Bridge (Little River County, Arkansas)
Built 1919; Replaced 1980
Lost Through truss bridge over Red River on US 71 built 1919
Replaced by new bridge 1980

Jimmie Davis Bridge (Bossier Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1968
Steel through truss bridge over Red River on LA 511 in Shreveport
Open to traffic Scheduled for Replacement

KCS - Red River Bridge (Bowie County, Texas)
Built 1899-1900 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Works
Through truss swing bridge over Red River on the Kansas City Southern Railway
Intact but closed to all traffic

KCS - Red River Bridge (Rapides Parish, Louisiana)
Bridge over Red River on Kansas City Southern Railroad
Open

KCS - Shreveport Bridge (Bossier Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1916
Through truss bridge over Red River on Kansas City Southern Railway in Shreveport
Open to traffic

Kiamichi - Red River Bridge (Choctaw County, Oklahoma)
Parker through truss bridge over Red River on Kiamchi Railroad
Open to traffic

L&NW - Red River Bridge (Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana)
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Red River on Louisiana & North West RR
No longer exists

Lake Texoma Bridge (Grayson County, Texas)
Built 1960
Steel stringer bridge over Lake Texoma on US 377
Open to traffic

Moncla Lift Bridge (1947) (Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1947, Demolished 2000
Lost vertical lift thru truss bridge over Red River at Moncla on LA 107
Replaced by new bridge

Moncla Swing Bridge (1934) (Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1934, destroyed by flood in 1945
Lost Bridge over Red River
Destroyed by flooding

MP - Red River Bridge (Fulton) (Miller County, Arkansas)
Built 1890, destroyed in 1927 flood.
Lost Through truss bridge over Red River on Missouri Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Murray Street Bridge (Rapides Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1902, demolished after construction of the Jackson St. bridge
Lost Warren through truss swing bridge over Red River on Murray St.
Replaced 1984 by vertical-lift Gillis Long Bridge

NP - Red River Bridge (Original) (Cass County, North Dakota)
Lost Through truss bridge over Red River on Northern Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

O.K. Allen Bridge (Rapides Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1936; Lost 2015
K-Parker through truss bridge over Red River on US 71
Replaced by new bridge; destroyed September 2015

Old US69 Red River Bridge (Bryan County, Oklahoma)
Built 1931; replaced 1998
Lost through truss bridge over Red River on US 69
Replaced by new bridge

Red River Bridge (Red River Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1990
Steel stringer bridge over Red River on US 84 / US 371
Open to traffic

Red River Bridge (Wichita County, Texas)
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Red River on road
Replaced by a new bridge

Red River Bridge (Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1949
Bridge over Red River on Louisiana 115
No longer exists

Red River Bridge (Harmon County, Oklahoma)
Built 1926; rehabilitated 1969. Carried S.H. 30 from 1957 to 1970.; replaced 2012
Lost Pony truss bridge over Red River on N1680 Rd.
Replaced by a new bridge

Red River Bridge (Jefferson County, Oklahoma)
Built 1939; Replaced 2018
Lost Pony truss bridge over Red River on OK 79 / TX 79
Replaced by a new bridge

Red River Bridge (Hardeman County, Texas)
Built 1925
Lost through truss bridge over Red River on CR 112
Replaced by a new bridge

Red River Bridge (Fannin County, Texas)
Built 1938; Demolished 2021
Through truss bridge over Red River on TX 78 OK 78
Replaced by a new bridge

Red River Bridge (Clay County, Texas)
Built 1939
Pony truss bridge over Red River on TX 79
Replaced by a new bridge

Red River LA 2 Bridge (Bossier Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1955; rehabilitated 1992
Five-span through truss bridge over Red River on LA 2
Open to traffic

Red River Suspension Bridge (Jefferson County, Oklahoma)
Built 1924; Burned ca 1955
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Red River on Burned Out Bridge Road
Removed but not replaced; Tower remains

Shreveport-Barksdale Bridge (Caddo Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1972; rehabilitated 2002
Girder bridge over Red River; Clyde Fant Parkway on LA 3032
Open to traffic

StLIM&S - Red River Bridge (Old) (Miller County, Arkansas)
Built 1874, Replaced 1890
Lost Through truss bridge over Red River on Cairo & Fulton Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Texas Street Bridge (Bossier Parish, Louisiana)
Opened to traffic on October 22, 1933; rehabilitated 1984 and 2020
Cantilevered K through truss bridge over Red River on US 79/US 80 in Shreveport
Open to four-lane traffic

UP - Canadian River Bridge (Grady County, Oklahoma)
Warren through truss bridge over Canadian River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Red River Bridge (Grayson County, Texas)
Built 1890; Two spans lost to flooding 1908 & replaced; Substructure rebuilt 1916-7; Southernmost truss damaged by a derailment & replaced w/relocated DPGs mid-1950s
Through truss bridge over Red River on a railroad line, just east of U.S. 69/75 highway
Open to traffic

UP - Red River Bridge (Rapides Parish, Louisiana)
Vertical Lift Warren truss bridge over Red River on Union Pacific (formerly Missouri Pacific) Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Red River Bridge (Caddo Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1907
Through truss swing bridge over Red River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Red River Bridge (Fulton) (Hempstead County, Arkansas)
Built 1928, piers built 1890
Through truss bridge over the Red River on the Union Pacific Railroad at Fulton
Open to traffic

UP - Red River Bridge (Garland City) (Miller County, Arkansas)
Built 1926 Virginia Bridge & Iron Company
Through truss bridge over Red River on Union Pacific Railroad in Garland City
Open to traffic-Swing Span removed 2010

UP - Red River Bridge (Ringold) (Montague County, Texas)
Pratt through truss bridge over Red River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

US82 Red River Bridge (Miller County, Arkansas)
Built 1931; replaced 1990
Lost through truss over Red River on US 82 at Garland City in Garland
Replaced by a new bridge about 1/2 mile upstream

WTJR - Red River Bridge (Wichita County, Texas)
Timber stringer bridge over Red River on Railroad
Open to traffic