Tulsa project wins grant for observation deck

About $400,000 in Oklahoma Centennial funds will be used to help build the Red Fork Derrick observation deck at the Route 66 Station park in west Tulsa, reports the Tulsa World.

The replica of the Tulsa County’s first oil well will reportedly be as high at 150 feet tall. However, other reports indicate it will be 80 feet tall. Either way, you’ll be able to see a long way from the top of it.

Local TV station KOTV also has details about the centennial earmark, including that a refurbished 1942 steam locomotive will be moved there. The Route 66 Park will be a tribute to transportation. More details and drawings of the park can be seen here.

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