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Overholser Bridge is Officially Open

Nathan — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:07:55 +0000

Actually, as I reported on twitter, it officially opened last Tuesday, but I haven’t had a chance to go by and take some pictures. However, the bridge looks great and the road surface is smooth as silk. I have to admit I’m going to have a little nostalgia for the old days of hopping over giant holes in the pavement. Not very much, but a little. Below are a few more pictures of bridge:

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Overholser Detour Gets Safety Signs

Nathan — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 15:25:27 +0000

While the Old Route 66 Bridge along Lake Overholser is undergoing much needed deck repair, cyclists have been forced to take an unappealing detour along busy 39th street to cross over the Lake Overholser spillway. To help make this passage safer, Oklahoma City has placed signs such as the one shown right on both sides of 39th street and have run street sweepers along the detour route. While I did still see quite a bit of debris still on the shoulder, the route is much much clearer than before and it very passable.

Overholser Bridge to be Closed for Repairs

Nathan — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 14:15:56 +0000

Photo by: Michael Kesler

The following email was sent along to the Oklahoma Bicycle Society mailing list:

In Mid October we will be starting a bridge rehabilitation project for the City of Oklahoma City, which involves the re-habilitation of the truss bridge on the north side of Lake Overholser.
We will be removing the concrete deck and replacing the floor beams and related structural steel items and placing a new concrete deck.
The road/bridge will be closed to all traffic once we start the concrete removals on the bridge deck.
Travis Lloyd
Cimarron Construction Company
7409 NW 85th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73132
Office 405-728-1555
Fax 405-728-5026

While this certainly will be an inconvenience for us who make the Overholser loop a regular ride, but it will be worth it to improve the bridge surface and help preserve this Route 66 landmark.

Overholser Bridge Closed

Nathan — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 21:09:24 +0000

Mr. J. Wente has reported on the OBS Mailing List that the old bridge at Overholser is currently closed. Let’s hope that the repairs are brief and the loop will be back in business soon.