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[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.5151]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A parade of progress including everything from fringed surrey tio an Aero Commander plane marched down U.S. 66 through Bethany Friday celebrating completion of the new hightway. After the parade city, state and construction company officials addressed a crowd estimated at 3,000 and Gov. Gary and Mayor E. Boyd Shannon of Bethany cut ribbons officially opening the new expressway through Bethany to traffic. Gary Outlines Pla… more
Date: 1956
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.9447]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Construction will get under way this week on a $202,395 highway seperation project at the junction of U.S. 66 and U.S. 77 bypasses northeast of Oklahoma City. The three overpass bridges will channel south and west bound traffic as it enters or leaves U.S. 77east bypass now under construction along the east edge of the city. Contractor for the project is the Suddreth Construction company of the city. The company offic… more
Date: September 10, 1956
Creator: Lucas, Jim
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.9468]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Three-Level Intersection at Grand and Lincoln boulevards takes a lot of work, including moving the channel of Deep Fork. Edward Jernigan, 224 W Boeing, Midwest City, looks back over the double sheep's tooth at the sprinkler truck following him. In the distance is the new roadway over the hill between NE 50 and Grand blvd.-Lincoln used to go around the hill but now it will go over the top part of the four-laning project th… more
Date: September 12, 1956
Creator: Albright, Bob
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.9424]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The divided highway on N Lincoln boulevard, from north of the state capitol to the U.S. 66 by-pass are included in the $1 million project Gov. Gary was to complete early next year - if the right of way can be obtained. The drawings here show two views of the three-level intersection at the U.S. 66 bypass, the approaches from NW 50 and the six-lane divided highway from NWE 26, north of the capitol building, to NE 50. The d… more
Date: 1956
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.9456]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Another stretch of Oklahoma City's by-pass system will be opened to traffic Monday, the state highway depaertment has announced. To be opened at 1:30 p.m. will bw the NW 39 section running between Drexel and Grand boulevard. The section is four-lane limited access and carries U.S. 66 traffic to May avenue where it links with the north by-pass. Eventually a west by-pass will be constructed running south down Grand Bouleva… more
Date: January 23, 1956
Creator: Albright, Bob
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.9442]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "This Triple-Deck automotive sandwich will blend N Lincoln traffic with the U.S. 66 bypass when the state completes 5-lane treatment of that thoroughfare from the capitol nothward. The 3-level seperation structure shown will enable drivers to go west or east on the bypass or continue north on Lincoln without crossing a traffic lane. Gov. Gary hass called for start of this improvement this year, but it has reached only … more
Date: 1956
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0260.0715]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "PROGRESS MEANS temporary inconvenience, so traffic on U. S. 66 threads over detours around work now under way on the new expressway through the Bethany business district."
Date: January 11, 1956
Creator: Tapscott, George
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0289B.0122]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Wooden forms show where additions were built on the bridge piers over the urban bypass to correct a mistake made in the new northeast bypass under construction."
Date: November 20, 1956
Creator: Miller, Joe
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.9662]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Oklahoma City's big U.S. 77 by-pass through the eastern side of the city is beginning to take shape. C.A. "Bud" Stoldt, state highway director, Saturday said $1,782,678 in contracts have been let on the project. Actual work has begun on 3,375 miles of grading and drainage from NE 20 north to the U.S. 66 bypass, being built at a cost of $680,303. Under contract with work orders yet to be issued are 11 highway seperation. … more
Date: 1956
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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