Historical Research
Research and historical accounts of the Jefferson Highway through Oklahoma…
Muskogee’s Jefferson Highway Bridge Over the Arkansas River
One of the most important remaining original bridge structures on the entire Jefferson Highway route is located today just a few miles to the north of Muskogee, Oklahoma. Here, across the Arkansas River, after nearly one hundred years, this remnant steel structure stands today next to a modern bridge.
The Jefferson Highway Bridge in Eufaula, Oklahoma
At the organizational meeting of the Jefferson Highway Association held in New Orleans in November 1915, the Oklahoma and Texas delegations worked hard to convince the other delegates that the Jefferson Highway should be routed through their states.
The Drive is Fine on Route 69
Few roads in Oklahoma can claim as much history as Highway 69 which runs in a southwesterly direction from Miami to Durant. This stretch of road reaches back in time to the days when the Osage were the dominant people in the region.
