Coombs Bridge

Ledger photo by Mike W. Ray Comanche County District 1 Commissioner Gail Turner inspects the progress on replacement of an aged, narrow steel truss bridge that spanned Cache Creek on Coombs Road southeast of Lawton. The wooden deck of the bridge has been removed and the steel frame will be torn down, making room for construction of a longer and wider steel-reinforced concrete bridge.

Ledger photo by Mike W. Ray Comanche County District 1 Commissioner Gail Turner inspects the progress on replacement of an aged, narrow steel truss bridge that spanned Cache Creek on Coombs Road southeast of Lawton. The wooden deck of the bridge has been removed and the steel frame will be torn down, making room for construction of a longer and wider steel-reinforced concrete bridge.

Coombs Road bridge project underway

LAWTON – A project to replace a narrow, aged bridge in rural Comanche County is underway. The bridge is on Coombs Road (east/west Comanche County Road 169) and crosses Cache Creek 1.2 miles east of Interstate 44 near Lawton, in the district of County Commissioner Gail Turner.