James C. Nance Memorial Bridge

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

James C. Nance Memorial Bridge
James C. Nance Memorial Bridge
The Nance Bridge as seen from the Purcell train station.
Carries 2 lanes of US-77/SH-39
Crosses Canadian River
Locale Purcell-Lexington, Oklahoma
Maintained by Oklahoma Department of Transportation
ID number 06593
Design Deck truss
Total length 1,110.1 metres (3,642 ft)[1]
Opening date 1938

The James C. Nance Memorial Bridge is a deck truss bridge crossing the Canadian River between Purcell and Lexington, Oklahoma. The bridge carries US-77 and State Highway 39 from McClain County to Cleveland County. Construction of this bridge was instrumental in the development of Purcell as a retail and employment hub for the area comprised of Purcell, Lexington, Washington, Wayne, Slaughterville, Dibble, Cole, Wanette, Goldsby,Cole, Byars, Paoli and Rosedale. Traffic using the bridge allows trade and commerce to freely flow in this area of southern McClain County, southern Cleveland County, Southern Pottawatomie County, and northern area of Garvin County, and eastern portion of Grady county.

The Nance bridge is 1,110.1 meters[1] (3,642 ft) long, making it among the longest in the state.[2]

The bridge was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on 2003-09-02.[3][1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c National Bridge Inventory, [1]
  2. ^ Kinsler, Wes. U.S. 77 Across the Canadian River. Oklahoma Bridges. URL accessed 20 January 2008.
  3. ^ [2], enter "OK" and "McClain"
 
Crossings of the Canadian River
Upstream
McCall Bridge
 James C. Nance Bridge
US-77 SH-39		 Downstream
Wanette-Byars Bridge
v • d • e
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service logo
 This article about a specific bridge in the United States is a stub. You can help WikiProject Bridges by expanding it.