CANADIAN RIVER
WAGON BRIDGE

Hemphill County
Canadian, Texas

Originally Constructed - 1916
Historic Restoration - 2000

On the west side of Hwy 60

By Barclay Gibson

Canadian TX - Canadian River Wagon Bridge

Canadian River Wagon Bridge
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, December 2008

"It is so long you really can't get a good perspective picture of it, especially with the growth around it." - Barclay Gibson
December 2008 photo

Canadian River Wagon Bridge Plaque
Photo courtesy Erik Whetstone, September 2001

Canadian River Wagon Bridge
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, December 2008

Canadian River Wagon Bridge, Canadian, Texas

Canadian River Wagon Bridge viewed from the north end
Photo courtesy Erik Whetstone, September 2001

Canadian River Wagon Bridge, Hemphill County, Texas Panhandle

Another view of the bridge from the north
"I can�t recall seeing a bridge as long as this one on any of my trips." - Erik Whetstone

1940s map showing the Canadian River north of Canadian in Hemphill County
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

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CANADIAN RIVER WAGON BRIDGE Hemphill County Canadian, Texas

CANADIAN RIVER
WAGON BRIDGE

Hemphill County
Canadian, Texas