Historic Headrick Pony Truss Bridge - Headrick, OK
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The Snowdog
N 34° 38.090 W 099° 05.835
14S E 491086 N 3832552
The Historic Headrick Pony Truss Bridge, now closed to traffic, spans the North Fork of the Red River - near Headrick, Oklahoma.
Waymark Code: WM16N8V
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 09/02/2022
Views: 1
The Historic Headrick Pony Truss Bridge, also known as the North Fork Red River Bridge, is 1924 feet long and is composed of twenty-three trusses. The bridge is closed to traffic (little remains of "Old Highway 62" other than broken asphalt, and the road is closed at the west end of this bridge and the east end of the nearby overpass bridge) but one can park about a quarter-mile to the east and walk, or approach from the west and drive all the way to the bridge. The road is rough and a high-clearance vehicle is recommended.
This bridge is on the eastern edge of Jackson County; the railroad overpass bridge to the east is in Tillman County. This stretch of road was bypassed by the new highway in 1968 and maintenance of "Old 62" ceased shortly afterwards. Tillman County closed the smaller bridge in 2009; with no access from the east, Jackson County closed this bridge as well.
Original Use: Vehicle - Car / Truck
Date Built: 1929
Construction: Iron
Condition: Fair
See this website for more information: [Web Link]
Date Abandoned: 2009
Bridge Status - Orphaned or Adopted.: Orphaned
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