was dissolved and the martial law order rescinded on August 6. News of the dispute made national and international headlines. Adolf Hitler may have believed that the events were evidence of in-fighting between the American states, weakening the union. The free bridge that was the cause of the dispute was opened on Labor Day, September 7, 1931. It was replaced in 1995, though a portion of the bridge was saved as a historical attraction and relocated to a park in Colbert, Oklahoma. References Further reading Rusty Williams, The Red River Bridge War: A Texas-Oklahoma Border Battle (Texas A&M University Press, 2016). External links Red River Bridge Controversy – Handbook of Texas Online Texas Day by Day – July 13, 1931 Toll Bridge coordinates: Oklahoma Digital Maps: Digital Collections of Oklahoma and Indian Territory History of Oklahoma Battles and conflicts without fatalities History of Texas Internal territorial disputes of the United States Internal wars of the United States Bridges in Oklahoma Bridges in Texas 1931 in Oklahoma 1931 in Texas Former toll bridges in Oklahoma Former toll bridges in Texas Red River of the South Borders of Oklahoma Borders of Texas Toll (fee) Transport controversies