Pedestrian Underpass – Sayre OK

City:
Sayre, OK

Site Type:
Infrastructure and Utilities, Sidewalks and Stairs

New Deal Agencies:
Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Started:
1939

Completed:
1939

Quality of Information:
Moderate

Marked:
Yes

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

Located at the intersection of Route 66 (N 4th St) and W Elm St is a pedestrian underpass that acted as a walkway to provide safety from Route 66 traffic in addition to acting as a severe weather shelter. The underpass appears to still be in use based off the photos. A WPA plaque located inside the entrance to the east shelter notes its New Deal connection.

Source notes

https://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMR6A0

WPA plaque

Site originally submitted by Douglass Halvorsen on February 15, 2018.

Location Info


N 4th St. and E Elm St.
Sayre, Oklahoma 73662
Beckham County

Coordinates: 35.296688, -99.639919

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