America’s Historic Roads
Puzzle 53 · The Many Landscapes of Route 66 · Page 77 in print
Oklahoma Ribbon Road
The surviving Ribbon Road near Miami is only nine feet wide. Its construction predates Route 66, and the reason for that narrow width remains uncertain.
Jump to a word
The words
Afton
Town at the other end of the original Miami–Afton road.
Banked Curves
Turns with raised outer edges.
Coal Creek
Stream whose tributary passes below the small road bridge.
Curbs
Low concrete edges along the pavement.
Farmhouses
Rural dwellings along the road.
Federal Aid
National assistance category assigned to the construction project.
Metal Pipe
Material used for the bridge railing.
Miami
Oklahoma town near the surviving nine-foot road.
Narcissa
Community on the Miami–Afton road.
Neosho River
River beside the original road’s Miami starting point.
Pastures
Grazing fields beside the surviving road.
Section Lines
Land-survey boundaries that determined the road’s course.
Shoulders
Graveled margins alongside the narrow pavement.
Topeka Asphalt
Stone-containing asphalt mixture used on the road.
Western Paving
Company awarded the road-building contract.
Sources
- Oklahoma: Road SegmentsNational Park Service
- Ribbon Road National Register nominationOklahoma SHPO / National Register of Historic Places