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The Red River Bridge Company, a private firm owned by Benjamin Colbert, had been operating a toll bridge that carried U.S. Route 69 and U.S. Route 75 between Colbert, Oklahoma, and Denison, Texas. In 1931, Texas and Oklahoma jointly built a new, free span northwest of the existing toll bridge. [1]
The Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway (MK&T) built a railroad bridge nearby across the Red River in 1872, which caused Colbert's Ferry to lose a significant amount of traffic. Frank Colbert, the ferry owner, responded by building his own toll bridge, which replaced the ferry. A flood soon washed away both bridges.
The Red River Bridge War of 1931 was a boundary conflict between Oklahoma and Texas over an existing toll bridge and a new free bridge crossing the Red River. A joint project to build a free bridge between Durant, Oklahoma and Denison, Texas turned into a major dispute when the Governor of Texas blocked traffic from entering his state on the ...
Toll plaza at the Rainbow Bridge, Niagara County, New York In some instances, tolls have been removed after retirement of the toll revenue bonds issued to raise funds. . Examples include the Robert E. Lee Memorial Bridge in Richmond, Virginia which carries U.S. Route 1 across the James River, and the 4.5-mile long James River Bridge 80 miles downstream which carries U.S. Highway 17 across the ...
Cash only, the last privately-owned toll bridge on the Delaware Easton–Phillipsburg Toll Bridge: Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission: US 22: 1,020.0 310.9 Pay-by-Plate or E-ZPass (Toll westbound only) Interstate 78 Toll Bridge: I-78: 1,220.0 371.9 Milford–Montague Toll Bridge: US 206: 1,150.0 350.5 Pay-by-Plate or E-ZPass (Toll ...
The State Highway 78 Bridge at the Red River replaced a suspension bridge that collapsed on January 15, 1934. The former bridge had been opened as a toll bridge in July 1927. It was purchased by Oklahoma and Texas for use as a free bridge. [3] It collapsed in a storm after the swinging bridge's wire cables became twisted and snapped. [3]
The Butterfield Overland Mail in Indian Territory was part of the overall Butterfield Overland Mail service (1857–1861) created by Congress March 3, 1857. The route crossed Indian Territory from Colbert's Ferry to Fort Smith, Arkansas which was the Center for the Overland Mail's' 7th Division.
US 69 / US 75 south of Colbert: US 70 in Durant US 75 in Atoka US 270 in McAlester I-40 in Checotah US 266 in Checotah US 62 / US 64 in Muskogee US 412 near Chouteau I-44 Toll / Will Rogers Turnpike in Big Cabin US 60 in Vinita US 59 in Miami: North end: US-69 / K-7 north of Picher: Location; Country: United States: State: Oklahoma: Counties