This is a single suspension bridge from the Bridgemeister historical inventory of suspension bridges.

1914: 98th Meridian

Byers, Texas and Temple, Oklahoma, USA - Red River
Bridgemeister ID:600 (added 2003-01-11)
Year Completed:1914
Name:98th Meridian
Also Known As:Byers
Location:Byers, Texas and Temple, Oklahoma, USA
Crossing:Red River
Coordinates:34.124507 N 98.214251 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Mitchell & Pigg
References:AUB, HAERTX98, PTS2
Use:Vehicular
Status:Destroyed, 1923
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:4
Main Spans:3 x 172.8 meters (567 feet)
Side Span:1 x 32.6 meters (107 feet)

Notes:

  • Destroyed by tornado, 1923.
  • Coordinates are the exact location of one of the remaining (as of 2020) piers of either this bridge or its replacement suspension bridge. Additional piers, south of that location, are also visible in satellite images.
  • Replaced by 1923 98th Meridian (Byers) - Byers vicinity, Texas and Temple, Oklahoma, USA.
  • See (suspension bridge) - Texas, USA. The 98th Meridian bridge may match this unknown "Red River" bridge photo. AUB describes the Byers bridge, "This bridge, three spans of 567' each, one side span of 107', and a 16' roadway, had originally been built in 1914."

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