Located in the northeast portion of the Texas Panhandle is a conduit through time. From Coronado's trip through the Texas Panhandle in search for the Seven Cities of Cibola (Gold) to Kiowa and Comanche migrations, the Canadian River has seen generations of history.
Just outside the heart of Canadian, TX in Hemphill County, is a Twenty-One span through truss bridge that once welcomed migrating families and Model T Fords.
In 1916, around the end of the Pancho Villa expedition and moments before American involvement in the Great War, the Canton Bridge Co. began constructing this 155 foot long and 16 ft. wide bridge.
In 1923, the automobile proliferated throughout the country and one result was the addition of four additional spans. For the next few decades the bridge welcomed motorists traveling across the Canadian until it was bypassed by a new bridge in 1953, which currently houses traffic along US 60 and US 83.
It was rehabilitated in 2000 and opened for pedestrians and bicyclists.
Today, it lies in between two different generations of transportation and American history.
Source:
http://bridgehunter.com/tx/hemphill/canadian-river/
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