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ROUTE 66 - PONY BRIDGE
Photos of the bridge over the South Canadian River west of Bridgeport OK, on historical Route 66. The bridge consists of 38 "pony" trusses each 100 feet long. In the movie The Grapes of Wrath, Grandpa dies before the Joad family leaves Oklahoma and is buried near the west end of the bridge. For more info, check out TravelOK, Waymarking, and Legends of America.
Sunday, March 1, 2009
ROUTE 66 - BRIDGEPORT HILL
West of El Reno and just east of the Pony Bridge is "Bridgeport Hill." This stretch of historic
Route 66 has the curbs that seem to be common in Western Oklahoma, but I haven't seen east of Oklahoma City. Route 66 legend has it that the hill was hard for some cars to climb and dangerous in bad weather.
Route 66 has the curbs that seem to be common in Western Oklahoma, but I haven't seen east of Oklahoma City. Route 66 legend has it that the hill was hard for some cars to climb and dangerous in bad weather.
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