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Medicine Creek Bridge

Comanche County, Oklahoma

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Medicine Creek Bridge

Photo taken by Channin Rosenthal in October 2009

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BH Photo #147906

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Overview
Pony truss bridge over Medicine Creek on E1579 Rd. in Medicine Park
Location
Comanche County, Oklahoma
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1906
Design
Warren pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 80.1 ft.
Total length: 146.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+34.73833, -98.48500   (decimal degrees)
34°44'18" N, 98°29'06" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/547143/3844146 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Fort Sill
Average daily traffic (as of 2016)
200
Inventory numbers
OKNBI 000680000000000 (Oklahoma bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 28825 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of October 2017)
Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 17.8 (out of 100)
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Categories 

Built 1906 (626)
Built during 1900s (7,260)
Comanche County, Oklahoma (40)
Oklahoma (2,005)
One-lane traffic (7,614)
Open (39,995)
Owned by city (5,492)
Pony truss (16,256)
 Span length 75-100 feet (6,454)
Structurally deficient (14,095)
Total length 125-175 feet (5,942)
Truss (33,004)
Warren pony truss (3,372)
Warren truss (6,583)
Wooden deck (6,083)

Update Log 

  • November 5, 2008: Updated by Rick Mattioni: Bridge type updated.

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Medicine Creek Bridge
Posted October 19, 2009, by Channin Rosenthal

I am not a huge fan of pony truss bridges, however I am a firm believer that sometimes the surroundings make the bridge more interesting. This could not be more true of this spot. Medicine Park is beautiful!! I plan on revisiting.