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AOK - Poteau River Bridge

Le Flore County, Oklahoma

Map 

Description 

The 1973 RI track chart lists this bridge as having a 16 panel ballasted deck pile trestle. It appears to have been almost completely filled in, with what looks like a short concrete stringer approach span replacing it.

Total length is approximate

Facts 

Overview
Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Poteau River on Arkansas-Oklahoma Railroad
Location
Le Flore County, Oklahoma
Status
Open to traffic
Railroads
- Arkansas-Oklahoma Railroad (AOK)
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (CRIP (1866-1920); RI (1920-1975) ROCK (1975-1980))
Design
150' Warren through truss with all verticals
90' Through Plate Girder
30' Concrete Stringer approach span
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 150.0 ft.
Total length: 270.0 ft.
Also called
RI - Poteau River Bridge
RI - Br.#2996
Approximate latitude, longitude
+34.95025, -94.69999   (decimal degrees)
34°57'01" N, 94°41'60" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/344771/3868846 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Wister
Inventory number
BH 74463 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arkansas-Oklahoma Railroad (7)
Ballasted Deck (151)
Beam (15,713)
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (1,111)
Concrete stringer (800)
Girder (10,233)
Le Flore County, Oklahoma (72)
Oklahoma (2,003)
Open (39,882)
Owned by railroad (12,422)
Plate girder (7,922)
 Railroad (15,411)
Riveted (2,165)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,220)
Through girder (3,810)
Through truss (15,059)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,224)
Truss (32,780)
Warren through truss (1,615)
Warren through truss with all verticals (400)
Warren truss (6,564)

Update Log 

  • November 25, 2016: Updated by Dylan VanAntwerp: Added categories "ballasted deck", "railroad", "Arkansas-Oklahoma Railroad", "Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad", "Riveted"

Sources 

  • Dylan VanAntwerp - dylan_vanantwerp [at] live [dot] com

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