Kingston meeting outlines options for aging Roosevelt Bridge

T.R.U.S.T.
Jul 25, 2023
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KTEN By Belle Trevino

July 26, 2023

KINGSTON, Okla. (KTEN) — The two-lane Roosevelt Memorial Bridge has been carrying traffic between Kingston and Durant across Lake Texoma for more than 80 years now.

In 2015, a major flood resulted in the mile-long span being temporarily closed. Small repairs and patches to the highway have been keeping it up, but now the Oklahoma Department of Transportation and motorists are joining forces to finally make more permanent repairs to a historic structure that is in need of a major overhaul... or replacement.

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