Rating:
29113
{91}%
2 votes
Greasy Bend Bridge
Photos
Through view looking east
Photo taken May 2003 by Wes Kinsler
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BH Photo #151914
Description
The double-intersection Warren span was built in 1911 as part of the Lexington-Purcell Toll Bridge by Central States Bridge Co. The bridge was dismantled in the late 1930's and a few of the spans, such as this one, were later reused.
Facts
- Overview
- Through truss bridge over Washita River on 3510C
- Location
- Johnston County, Oklahoma
- Status
- Intact but closed to all traffic
- History
- Built 1911; replaced by new bridge in 2018
- Builder
- - Central States Bridge Co. of Indianapolis, Indiana
- Design
- One 9-panel double-intersection Warren through truss span and two 9-panel K-truss spans.
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 180.1 ft.
Total length: 560.1 ft.
Deck width: 15.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.0 ft.
- Recognition
-
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
- Also called
- Washita River Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +34.23000, -96.90833 (decimal degrees)
34°13'48" N, 96°54'30" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 14/692654/3789637 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Mannsville
- Average daily traffic (as of 2016)
- 125
- Inventory numbers
- OKNBI 128510000000000 (Oklahoma bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 29113 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
- Inspection report (as of August 2017)
- Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
View more at BridgeReports.com
Update Log
- June 6, 2020: New photos from Beau Deen
- January 3, 2010: Updated by Wes Kinsler: Added info about the bridge and builder's name
Visited this old span 1/21/18. New bridge alongside is almost completed. The old bridge is in pretty poor shape, not sure if they'll leave it.