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Lexington-Purcell Toll Bridge

McClain County, Oklahoma, and Cleveland County, Oklahoma

Photos 

Oklahoma Historical Society

BH Photo #465436

Map 

Description 

Lawyer and banker Dorsett Carter paid $59,870.00 to have this bridge built.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Double-intersection Warren through truss bridge over South Canadian River on US 77
Location
McClain County, Oklahoma, and Cleveland County, Oklahoma
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1911 by the Central States Bridge Company; replaced 1938 with a 34 span deck truss.
Builder
- Central States Bridge Co. of Indianapolis, Indiana
Design
(15)9-panel, Lattice through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+35.01477, -97.34735   (decimal degrees)
35°00'53" N, 97°20'50" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/650786/3875929 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 87969 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (15,716)
Built 1911 (786)
Built during 1910s (9,635)
Central States Bridge Co. (45)
Cleveland County, Oklahoma (15)
Double-intersection Warren through truss (168)
Double-intersection Warren truss (456)
Lost (24,738)
 Lost 1938 (75)
Lost during 1930s (622)
McClain County, Oklahoma (15)
Oklahoma (2,003)
Pony truss (16,185)
Replaced by new bridge (16,580)
Through truss (15,065)
Truss (32,788)

Update Log 

  • March 17, 2020: New photo from Melissa Brand-Welch
  • January 30, 2020: New photos from Melissa Brand-Welch
  • January 30, 2020: New photos from Tony Dillon

Sources 

  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com

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