Wellston, OK...Wellston, this small town was bypassed by a later alignment of Route 66, but fought to have it pass through town, it has two alignments, the Gap and Loop segments of Route 66 in Wellston.
Wellston, OK...Wellston, this small town was bypassed by a later alignment of Route 66, but fought to have it pass through town, it has two alignments, the Gap and Loop segments of Route 66 in Wellston. Captain Creek Bridge Route 66 and Captain Creek, Wellston, OK. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places "Camelback" and "pony" The name "camelback" comes from the shape of the truss (those steel frames on each side of the bridge), it curves and forms an arch-shaped truss. Strong and light. The "pony" part refers to placement of the traffic in relation to the structure: traffic flows between the parallel trusses which are not braced at the top. An original bridge built in 1933 on the "Loop" through Wellston in the middle of the controversy over the alignment of Route 66.
