State Highway 79 Bridge at the Red River

The State Highway 79 Bridge at the Red River is a bridge carrying Texas State Highway 79 and Oklahoma State Highway 79 over the Red River at the Texas-Oklahoma state line. The camelback pony truss bridge is 2,255 feet (687 m) long and has 21 truss spans. The Texas and Oklahoma highway departments built the bridge as a combined project in 1939. The bridge provided a direct route between Waurika, Oklahoma and Byers and Wichita Falls in Texas. The bridge is now the only camelback pony truss bridge remaining on a Texas state highway and is the fourth-longest truss bridge in the Texas state highway system.[2]

State Highway 79 Bridge at the Red River
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
State Highway 79 Bridge
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Location	Between Texas State Highway 79 and Oklahoma State Highway 79 over Red River
Nearest city	Byers, Texas, Waurika, Oklahoma
Coordinates	34°7′56″N 98°5′39″W
Area	1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built	1939 (1939)
Built by	Multiple
Architectural style	Camelback pony truss
MPS	Historic Bridges of Texas MPS
NRHP reference No.	96001518[1]
Added to NRHP	December 20, 1996

The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 20, 1996.[1]