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Arkoma Bridge

Le Flore County, Oklahoma

Photos 

Photographed during the flood of 1935.

Vintage photo provided by Gene McCluney

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BH Photo #129836

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Poteau River on OK 9A in Arkoma
Location
Arkoma, Le Flore County, Oklahoma
Status
Replaced by new bridge
Design
10-panel, riveted Parker through truss
Also called
SR 9A-Poteau River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+35.34674, -94.45338   (decimal degrees)
35°20'48" N, 94°27'12" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/367934/3912465 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
South Fort Smith
Inventory number
BH 38327 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arkoma, Oklahoma (1)
Le Flore County, Oklahoma (72)
Lost (28,369)
Lost 1980 (108)
Lost during 1980s (1,527)
Oklahoma (2,030)
Owned by state (16,547)
Parker through truss (1,403)
Parker truss (1,798)
 Pony truss (17,004)
Poteau River (13)
Replaced by new bridge (19,293)
Through truss (16,701)
Truss (35,367)
Warren pony truss (3,553)
Warren pony truss with all verticals (486)
Warren truss (6,995)

Update Log 

  • April 7, 2020: New photo from David Backlin
  • January 7, 2009: Updated by David Backlin: Added GPS, USGS Info
  • December 7, 2008: Added by Gene McCluney

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Comments 

Poteau River Bridge
Posted March 3, 2009, by Debbie (squires10 [at] juno [dot] com)

cool picture of the flood, what year was the bridge .bulit