A bill has been filed to rename 2 different bridges and one roadway in Oklahoma after the late, great country music icon, Toby Keith.
According to KSWO-TV, Republican Oklahoma State Senator Lisa Standridge has filed Senate Bill 1475, which would name the bridge over Interstate 35 and Indian Hills Road in Norman, Oklahoma the “Toby Keith Memorial Bridge.”
The bill also seeks to name a potential future spur from Indian Hills Road to I-35 to connect to Interstate 44 the “Toby Keith Parkway.”
Here is where I get extra excited. If a plan that has been spoken about already in the past comes to fruition, which is to build a bridge over the Canadian River from the above mentioned potential spur, that would be named the “Should’ve Been a Cowboy Bridge,” after Keith’s first major hit.
Toby Keith was born in Clinton, Oklahoma, which is about 120 miles from the location of the bridge that could be renamed in his honor.
Senate Bill 1475 also looks to create some sort of method for Oklahomans to contribute to the creation of artwork, like graffiti and such, on any new bridge or interchange on the potential Toby Keith Parkway.
The bill also states that Keith’s family would additionally have the ability to commission artwork to honor his legacy.
