Merle Anderson Memorial Bridge - Lexington, OK - Covered Bridges on Waymarking.com

The Merle Anderson Memorial Bridge is located within an unnamed park in Lexington. This is a residential area and the road that run across the bridge is E. Boomer Street.

This is a wood bridge dedicated in 1997. Each side wall has three octagonal-shaped window openings. The shallow pitched roof has wood shingles and a cone-shaped cupola with wood shingles and a weather vane.

A framed memorial on the west side of the bridge reads:

Merle R. Anderson
Nov. 24, 1909 - Nov. 12, 1996
Merle Anderson's Memorial Bridge 1997
(A Community Effort)

Learn & Serve America
City of Lexington
Chamber of Commerce
The Senior Citizens
Lexington Schools
The Park Committee
(balance is unreadable due to weathering)
Architect: Walt Allen III, City Manager

Current Condition of Bridge: Good Description of Covered Bridge: See narrative Year Built: 1997 Parking (If not at the bridge):: Street - alongside park Location (Road - City - State - Country): Park - Lexington, OK Web Address: Not listed

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