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Puzzle 52 · The Many Landscapes of Route 66 · Page 76 in print

Tulsa and Cyrus Avery

Cyrus Avery pressed for a Chicago-to-Los Angeles highway through Tulsa. The city’s existing river bridge helped make that alignment practical, linking national route planning with local infrastructure.

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  1. Arch Bridge

    Structural type used for Tulsa’s river crossing.

    Park Service: Oklahoma: 11th Street Arkansas (opens a new tab)

  2. Art Deco

    Style of the 1929 bridge details.

    Park Service: Oklahoma: 11th Street Arkansas (opens a new tab)

  3. Balustrade

    Original ornamental railing along the bridge.

    Park Service: Oklahoma: 11th Street Arkansas (opens a new tab)

  4. Cyrus Avery

    Tulsa highway advocate who promoted the route through his city.

    Park Service: Oklahoma: 11th Street Arkansas (opens a new tab)

  5. Four Lanes

    Traffic capacity after the 1934 widening.

    Park Service: Oklahoma: 11th Street Arkansas (opens a new tab)

  6. Guardrails

    Protective railings installed in the 1929 update.

    Park Service: Oklahoma: 11th Street Arkansas (opens a new tab)

  7. John Woodruff

    Missouri promoter associated with Avery’s highway campaign.

    Park Service: 2. Before 1926: The Origins (opens a new tab)

  8. Light Fixtures

    Lighting fittings renewed in the Art Deco alteration.

    Park Service: Oklahoma: 11th Street Arkansas (opens a new tab)

  9. Oil Fields

    Producing areas linked to downtown by the crossing.

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  10. Railroad Track

    Central rail line in the original bridge layout.

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  11. Refining

    Oil-processing activity that expanded west of the river.

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  12. Sidewalks

    Pedestrian paths beside the vehicle lanes.

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  13. Single Deck

    Common road surface joining the widened bridge structures.

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  14. Trucking

    Freight traffic associated with the local oil business.

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  15. Tulsa

    Oklahoma city that Avery sought to place on the highway.

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Sources

  1. Oklahoma: 11th Street Arkansas River BridgeNational Park Service
  2. 2. Before 1926: The Origins of Route 66National Park Service

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