Route 66 Bridge over the Chicago, Rock Island and Gulf Railroad

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]

Five spans
Deck, from the east
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 cityShamrock, Texas
Coordinates35°13′35″N 100°6′20″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1932 (1932)
Built byE.T. Prater
EngineerM.L. Grady
MPSRoute 66 in Texas MPS
NRHP reference No.06000925[1]
Added to NRHPApril 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]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 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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