BIXBY, Okla. — Drivers along 121st and Garnett report being fed up with a busy two-lane bridge over Haikey Creek that's been patched up with steel plates and speed bumps over the last year.

Located about 18 miles south of Monterey, the Bixby Creek Bridge (or just "Bixby Bridge" to locals) is one of the tallest single-span concrete bridges in the world, and one of the most popular ...