CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION

The Oklahoma Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office (OK/SHPO) and Archaeological Research, Inc., have entered into a cooperative agreement to prepare a document titled “Route 66 Roadbed Documentation Project (1926-1970), Part 2: Priorities and Management Strategies.” The Scope of Work indicated that the document must contain the following components:

(1) A list must be developed that prioritizes road segments into a three-tiered system. Only segments and integral structures eligible
for National Register Nomination are to be included on this list.

(2) A set of criteria must be developed in order to prioritize segments and integral structures.

(3) The document must identify threats to the segments and integral structures.

(4) The document must outline preservation and management strategies for these eligible segments that balance preservation and user safety.

This document is intended to be a companion to the Oklahoma Route 66 Roadbed Documentation Project (1926-1970) Part I: A Survey of Roadbed and Integral Structures prepared by the Oklahoma Route 66 Association. The authors of that document identified 114 historic properties. This document, or Part 2, will focus on 45 from these that are either already listed on the National Register of Historic Places or determined eligible by the Oklahoma SHPO. Table One below lists these 45 properties and notes their survey number from the Part 1 study along with some preliminary information on status, jurisdiction, and resource type.

Field Inspection Dates and Methods

David Keene of Archaeological Research, Inc., and John Vogel of Heritage Research, Ltd., composed the two-member field team for this investigation. Field inspection and documentation took place between March 7 and 12, 2002 and July 8 and 9, 2002. Additional field inspections were provided by Jim Gabbert, architectural historian, State Historic Preservation Office of the Oklahoma Historical Society, in December, 2002. All resources were photographed with a digital camera. In addition a video camera was used to document the teams observation of each resource. Finally 35 mm film photography was used in order to make sure all resources were documented as best as possible in as many formats as possible.

The following chapters reflect the team’s field inspections, examination of the photo and video documents, and discussion with the State Historic Preservation Office staff and various interested parties along Historic Route 66 in Oklahoma.

Table One: Route 66 Matrix of Eligible Resource Examined in this Study

Segment Name	Resource Types	Status	Survey Property Number	Ownership/Agency jurisdiction/ ownership
Miami Original Nine-Foot Section of Pavement	Roadbed	Listed	5	Ottawa County
Horse Creek Bridge	Bridge	Listed	8	Oklahoma Department of Transportation
Eleventh Street Arkansas River Bridge	Bridge	Listed	22	City of Tulsa
Bridge No. 18 at Rock Creek	Bridge	Listed	26	Creek County
Arcadia Route 66 Roadbed	Bridge	Listed	54	Oklahoma County
US 281 Spur known as the Bridgeport Section	Roadbed	Eligible through consensus process	69	Canadian County
Roadbed South of Narcissa	Roadbed	Eligible	6	Ottawa County
Roadbed northeast of Afton	Roadbed	Eligible	7	Ottawa County
Bridge #1860-0724X over Little Cabin Creek	Bridge	Eligible	10	Craig County
Pryor Creek Bridge	Bridge	Eligible	12	Rogers County
Foyil Roadbed	Roadbed	Eligible	14	Rogers County
Bridge over Bird Creek	Bridge	Eligible	15	Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT)
Bridge over Spunky Creek #66E0570N4080006	Bridge	Eligible	18	Rogers County
Roadbed west of Supulpa	Roadbed	Eligible	27	Creek County
Tank Farm Loop Roadbed		Eligible	31	Creek County
Tank Farm Loop Roadbed		Eligible	32	Private
Little Deep Fork Bridge	Bridge	Eligible	37	Creek County
Bridge over Salt Creek	Bridge	Eligible	43	Lincoln County
Ozark Trail Marker		Eligible	46	Lincoln County
Bridge over Dosie Creek #41E0890N3520007	Bridge	Eligible	47	Lincoln County
Bridge over Captain Creek #4124-0157X	Bridge	Eligible	50	Lincoln County
Lake Overholser Bridge	Bridge	Eligible	56	Oklahoma City
Rock Island Line Viaduct	Viaduct/ Bridge	Eligible	61	ODOT
Pedestrian Underpass		Eligible	63	Town of El Reno
Rail Road Trestle	Trestle	Eligible	64	Rock Island Rail Road
Roadbed west of El Reno		Eligible	65	Canadian County
Concrete Drain Box		Eligible	66 (within 65)	Canadian County
Bridge over Powder Face Creek	Bridge	Eligible	67(within 65)	Canadian County
Bridge over Creek	Bridge	Eligible	68 (within 65)	Canadian County
20 mile segment of Roadbed beginning on the east side of Canadian River		Eligible	70	Caddo County
Bridge over Canadian River	Bridge	Eligible	71 (within 70)	ODOT
Bridge over unnamed Creek	Bridge	Eligible	72 (within 70)	Caddo County
Bridge .75 miles west of Hinton Jct.	Bridge	Eligible	73 (within 70)	Caddo County
Bridge 1.4 miles west of the Bridgeport town turnoff	Bridge	Eligible	74 (within 70)	Caddo County
Bridge over White Canyon Creek	Bridge	Eligible	75 (within 70)	Caddo County
Bridge over Dead Woman Creek	Bridge	Eligible	76 (within 70)	Caddo County
Bridge over unnamed Creek	Bridge	Eligible	77 (within 70)	Caddo County
Bridge over Cedar Canyon Creek	Bridge	Eligible	78 (within 70)	Caddo County
Bridge 1.3 miles east of Hydro Town turnoff	Bridge	Eligible	79 (within 70)	Caddo County
Bridge 1.4 miles west of the Hydro Town turnoff	Bridge	Eligible	80 (within 70)	Caddo County
Trestle east of Weatherford	Railroad Trestle	Eligible	81 (within 70)	Unclear
Roadbed east of I-40 in Custer County	Roadbed		85	Custer County
Roadbed west of I-40 in Custer County	Roadbed	Eligible	96	Custer County
Roadbed west of Elk City	Roadbed	Eligible	108	Beckham County
Tiber Creek Bridge	Bridge	Eligible	109	Beckham County

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION