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Big Creek Bridge

Le Flore County, Oklahoma
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I think this is a repurposed former Railroad truss. Notice the pin-connections are at deck level rather than below. This is a very narrow bridge for a one-lane bridge. Piers appear to be of newer design than the bridge, which also suggests this bridge was moved in, after being retired at original site.

Photo taken by Gene McCluney in May 2007

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Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Big Creek on 4041C
Location
Le Flore County, Oklahoma
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built or relocated in 1938
Design
Pin-connected, 6-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 100.1 ft.
Total length: 155.8 ft.
Deck width: 13.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 21.3 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+34.76909, -94.49868   (decimal degrees)
34°46'09" N, 94°29'55" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/362853/3848459 (zone/easting/northing)
Elevation
720 ft. above sea level
USGS topographic map
Hontubby
Inventory numbers
OKNBI 064970000000000 (Oklahoma bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 29230 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/2011)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 24.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2010)
100

Categories 

6-panel truss (409)
Built 1938 (584)
Built during 1930s (8,576)
Laced endposts (74)
Le Flore County, Oklahoma (56)
NR-eligible (3,751)
Oklahoma (1,646)
One-lane traffic (7,119)
Open (28,455)
Owned by county (16,526)
 Pin-connected (1,568)
Pratt through truss (3,184)
Pratt truss (5,687)
Span length 100-125 feet (3,307)
Structurally deficient (16,730)
Through truss (9,255)
Total length 125-175 feet (4,156)
Truss (23,616)
Wooden deck (5,415)

Update Log 

  • January 4, 2013: Updated by Tony Dillon: Fixed wayward coordinates
  • January 18, 2010: Updated by John Cross: Elevation and corrected coordinates
  • January 18, 2010: New photos from Wayne Kizziar
  • December 1, 2009: Merged with duplicate listing
  • November 11, 2008: Updated by Rick Mattioni: Bridge creek crossing updated.

Sources 

  • Rick Mattioni
  • James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com
  • Wayne Kizziar - wayne1701 [at] cableone [dot] net
  • John Cross - jcross [at] cross-photography [dot] com
  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
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Big Creek Bridge
Posted December 2, 2009, by Anthony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

I would say that the 1938 date refers to the relocation of this span. This looks more like an 1890's bridge with all the lacing and the pinned connections.