Old bridge on southeast side of Lake Overholser?

[Achilleslastand]

The late 80s weren't bad, either.

What was the name of the area on the west side of the lake that you could pull in and drive a few hundred yards then drive back out? Anyways it was always packed on weekend nights with copious amount of booze, smoke and metal music. The name the "flats come to mind but I believe I could be wrong.

[Snowman]

I respectfully disagree. The old bridge on NW 39th Expressway, SE Lake Overholser
is Route 66. The road then went through Yukon via the Yukon Mills plant.

I was there. I remember the road very well.

36th street goes directly into the lake. I ride it almost daily. Lake Overholser Drive
goes from NW 10th to, now state hiway, 66 which was Route 66.

The original part that was 36th was on the west side of the lake, not the east. The part of Overholser Drive you are talking about connecting to NW 10th is East Overholser drive, North Overhoser Drive is the old bridge and the road along the north side of the lake which connects it to 36th.

[Kemotblue]

From Google Earth:

Attachment 10959

This bridge?

I believe this bridge was for a hiking trail. Google's imagery shows the bridge as far back as their imagery goes (1990); it looks like the bridge was destroyed sometime between 03/2007 and 05/2008.

This bridge was part of a Western nature paved trail that ran along the River banks winds around along the riverbank you would then cross the bridge to a winding trail that take you to and back up to 10th street. If you park in the parking lot on the Western Damn there is a entrance mapping the trail and the bridge. There is a permanent fence that says Trail Closed Bridge Damage. Its a perfectly nice looking paved trail so apparently the bridge may have been damaged within the last decade. There is a gate with a map of the trail next time I go to the lake I will snap a picture and post on this blog. I never went over to read the trail sign but I did see the map and the trail name. It would be nice if the city can rebuild this bridge and reopen this Western Nature trail.

[Tritone]

Nice info. I grew up playing in the river and that whole dam area but can count on one hand the number of times I've been there in the last forty years. We used to swing on rope under the 10th street bridge.

[Tritone]

There's an article in the Oklahoman today about the aforementioned trail.

[kevinkpk]

I remember the speed boat races on the north end of Overholser in the 60's

[MadMonk]

What was the name of the area on the west side of the lake that you could pull in and drive a few hundred yards then drive back out? Anyways it was always packed on weekend nights with copious amount of booze, smoke and metal music. The name the "flats come to mind but I believe I could be wrong.

The flats is what we called that place when I was frequenting it.

[MattB]

From Google Earth:

Attachment 10959

This bridge?

I believe this bridge was for a hiking trail. Google's imagery shows the bridge as far back as their imagery goes (1990); it looks like the bridge was destroyed sometime between 03/2007 and 05/2008.

Well, that tears it for me... You've clearly shown evidence of a bridge.

[csjoerdsma.okc]

I have lived right near the dam for the past two years, so I have been exploring the area. I too have wondered about the remains of this bridge. I always assumed it was part of a trail, as it was a weird area for an automobile bridge. However, last fall (2014) I walked from County Line Road, across an open grassy field, immediately south of where County Line Road runs into the lake, just before the parking lot on the right side of County Line. If you follow that grassy field back a ways to the east, towards the river, you come to a bunch of trees and it is a steep drop down to the bottom. There is an old car, and I mean OLD partly buried in the ground toward the bottom of the hill. It is mainly just a shell, sterring wheel, etc. It has to have been there since the 60's at the VERY latest. I will try and get some pictures next time I go out there. It is not too far to the west, down the bend in the river from where the ruined bridge sits. Ive always been curious why it ended up there, and if a road ever went thru there somewhere.