Oklahoma begins $408 million replacement of 81-year-old Lake Texoma bridge
Oklahoma has launched a $408 million project to replace the 81-year-old Roosevelt Bridge over Lake Texoma. The new four-lane structure will improve safety and capacity while replacing a historically significant truss bridge by 2029.
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This project represents a major investment in critical regional infrastructure, utilizing significant federal funding to modernize aging transportation links.
More than eight decades after the Roosevelt Bridge first carried traffic across Lake Texoma, Oklahoma has begun work on a massive replacement project that will reshape one of the region’s most important transportation links. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) says the more than $408 million project will replace the aging US-70 bridge while keeping the existing structure open throughout construction. Details from ODOT, Equipment World and local broadcaster KXII confirm the project’s record scale, historic origins and planned 2029 completion.The US-70 Roosevelt Bridge opened in 1945, connecting Bryan and Marshall counties across Lake Texoma in southeastern Oklahoma. The original structure stretches roughly 4,900 feet and consists of 87 spans, including a distinctive Warren through-truss central span.
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