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Route 66 Bridge over the Chicago, Rock Island and Gulf Railroad 
Summary
The Route 66 Bridge over the Chicago, Rock Island and Gulf Railroad, in Wheeler County, Texas near Shamrock, Texas, was built in 1932. It carried Route 66 traffic until 1960. It now carries the south frontage road of Interstate 40 over the former Chicago, Rock Island and Gulf Railway right-of-way.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]
Route 66 Bridge over the Chicago, Rock Island and Gulf Railroad | |
 Spans of the Route 66 bridge in 2018 | |
  Route 66 Bridge over the Chicago, Rock Island and Gulf Railroad  Route 66 Bridge over the Chicago, Rock Island and Gulf Railroad | |
| Nearest city | Shamrock, Texas |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 35°13′35″N 100°6′20″W / 35.22639°N 100.10556°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1932 |
| Built by | E.T. Prater |
| Engineer | M.L. Grady |
| MPS | Route 66 in Texas MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 06000925[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 3, 2007 |
It is a five-span, steel and concrete bridge, 125 feet (38 m) long, with a 24 feet (7.3 m) wide roadway in a 27 feet (8.2 m) wide deck. Its main span is steel I-beams encased in concrete; the other spans are reinforced concrete girders supported by reinforced concrete pile bents.[2]
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References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b Philip Thomason; Teresa Douglas (February 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Route 66 Bridge over the Chicago, Rock Island and Gulf Railroad" (PDF). Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
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