Historic Place

State Highway 79 Bridge at the Red River (Demolished c. 2018)

Byers · Clay County · Dedicated 1996 · THC Atlas #2096001518

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Marker Inscription

Transportation, Engineering

About this site

State Highway 79 Bridge at the Red River (Demolished c. 2018) is a historic place in Byers, Clay County, dedicated in 1996. It is one of 15 historic sites cataloged in Clay County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas.

The site sits at 34.1326, -98.0923 near Byers. The nearest cataloged historic site is Cambridge Cemetery (historical marker), about 21 miles away. Others within a short drive include City Calaboose (Jail), Old, Clay County, and Clay County Courthouse.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #2096001518. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

The State Highway 79 Bridge carried traffic across the Red River between Byers, Texas and Waurika, Oklahoma. Completed in 1939 and dedicated in 1940, the roughly 2,255-foot structure featured 21 riveted-steel camelback pony-truss spans and was built jointly by the Texas and Oklahoma highway agencies at a cost near $340,000. The last camelback pony-truss bridge on a Texas state highway, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996 and demolished around 2018 after a replacement was built.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org livingnewdeal.org atlas.thc.texas.gov

📍 34.1326, -98.0923 · Byers, Clay County

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City Calaboose (Jail), Old

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