Editing Eufaula, Oklahoma (section)

===Jefferson Highway Bridge===
When the [[Jefferson Highway]] was first constructed through Eufaula, travelers and trade vehicles could cross the South Canadian River, about four miles below the town, only by ferry. The citizens of Eufaula incorporated The Jefferson Highway Bridge Company, and constructed the Jefferson Highway Bridge, at a cost of almost a quarter of a million dollars.<ref name="Bridge">{{cite web|url=http://oklahomagenealogy.com/mcintosh/eufaula.htm#Highway| title= Eufaula, McIntosh County, Oklahoma|publisher= OK Genealogy|access-date=March 13, 2020}}</ref>   When built, the bridge was the most expensive constructed on the Jefferson Highway between Winnipeg, Canada and New Orleans.<ref name="Jefferson">{{cite web|url=https://upload.latest.facebook.com/Jeffersonhighwayassociation/photos/a.156960792974/10158342314832975/?type=3&eid=ARA3KePdVMzC_PmrF6cBbe-KBszgknU2S-SxT8VCBSI0LdALCTWlorfIWD5vrexnT870nOyozvHlq2F_ | title= Bridges of the Jefferson Highway|publisher= Jefferson Highway Association (on Facebook), March 6, 2020|access-date=March 13, 2020}}</ref>  It opened for use April 21, 1920.<ref name="Bridge"/>  The bridge is now long gone, and the site of the bridge has changed with the building of [[Lake Eufaula (Oklahoma)|Lake Eufaula]].<ref name="Jefferson"/>