US 83 Bridge at the Salt Fork of the Red River

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Coordinates: 34°57′28″N 100°13′15″W / 34.95778°N 100.22083°W / 34.95778; -100.22083
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US 83 Bridge at the Salt Fork of the Red River
US 83 Bridge at the Salt Fork of the Red River is located in Texas
US 83 Bridge at the Salt Fork of the Red River
US 83 Bridge at the Salt Fork of the Red River
US 83 Bridge at the Salt Fork of the Red River is located in the United States
US 83 Bridge at the Salt Fork of the Red River
US 83 Bridge at the Salt Fork of the Red River
Nearest cityWellington, Texas
Coordinates34°57′28″N 100°13′15″W / 34.95778°N 100.22083°W / 34.95778; -100.22083
Arealess than one acre
Built1939 (1939)
Built byPittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Co. Texas Highway Department
Architectural styleParker through truss bridge
MPSHistoric Bridges of Texas MPS
NRHP reference No.96001117[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 10, 1996

The US 83 Bridge at the Salt Fork of the Red River, bringing US 83 across the Salt Fork Red River near Wellington, Texas, was a truss bridge built in 1939. It was built at the location of a near capture of Bonnie and Clyde, whose car plunged into the river in 1933. Upon their being rescued, local sheriff's staff were held up by Bonnie.[2][3] It was a work of the Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Co. and the Texas highway Department. It was a Parker-through truss bridge with open steel railing and approach spans from the previous bridge.[3] It has also been denoted CG0031-03-002.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1][4]

Originally the only bridge across the river, TxDOT added a supplementary bridge when the highway was divided in 1974 that carried southbound traffic while it carried northbound traffic.

The bridge was demolished in 2012[5] and the replacement bridge was completed in early 2013.

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Environmental Assessment" (PDF). (with multiple photos, page 58 on, including historic plaque about Bonnie & Clyde)
  3. ^ a b Texas Department of Transportation (State of Texas). "US 83 Bridge at Salt Fork Red River".
  4. ^ NRHP SH 203 (Old SH 52) Bridge at Salt Fork of the Red River (PDF). Vol. 15000152. National Park Service. 2013.
  5. ^ "US 83 Bridge at the Salt Fork of the Red River". Texas Time Travel. Retrieved September 22, 2022.

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