DECEMBER 16
The Pony Bridge is added to the NRHP.
The William H. Murray Bridge, better known as the Pony Bridge, has now been listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as of December 4.
It is a 3,990 foot span which opened in 1937 over the South Canadian River. When it was built it was the most expensive and longest bridge in Oklahoma. Building it was quite the challenge as the river changes course quite quickly (and often is completely dry) and there is quicksand in the wide flood plain.
** It made a brief appearance in the 1940 movie "Grapes of Wrath."
** It is the only bridge built specifically to carry Route 66 traffic still in use.
** The U.S. DOT has given Oklahoma a $22 million grant to rehabilitate and reconstruct the bridge. The work is scheduled to start in 2022.
--RoadPony
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