Taovoyas Indian Bridge

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Taovoyas Indian Bridge is the newest bridge across the Red River between Oklahoma and Texas. It opened in 1992 and eliminated one of the longer stretches of the Red River without a crossing. It connects OK-89 to the north and FM-677 to the south.

The bridge is named for the Taovaya tribe of Native Americans, who were pushed out of their ancestral home in upper Kansas and Nebraska by rival Comanche and Osage tribes. When French trappers first encountered them in the early 1700s, they were living near present-day Oklahoma City. Eventually they settled a few miles/kilometers west of this location on the Red River at Spanish Fort. When Indian Territory was created, they moved peacefully just across the river to its adjacent side where their descendants live today in this area.
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Coordinates:   33°54'55"N   97°30'36"W

Comments

  • This bridge is one of the coolest to cross on a motorcycle!
  • I live in Montague county and it is some of the best motorcycle riding in north Texas, very little traffic on the farm to market roads.
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