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Billy Hocker Bridge

McClain County, Oklahoma, and Cleveland County, Oklahoma

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Billy Hocker Bridge

Photo taken by Melissa Brand-Welch

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BH Photo #465463

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Description 

Short-lived first crossing at this location.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Bridge over South Canadian River on US 77
Location
McClain County, Oklahoma, and Cleveland County, Oklahoma
Status
Destroyed by flooding
History
Built 1899-1900; destroyed by flooding 1904
Builders
- J.A. Fariss
- J.W. Hocker
Also called
First Purcell Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+35.01473, -97.34727   (decimal degrees)
35°00'53" N, 97°20'50" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/650794/3875924 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 87981 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,566)
Built 1899 (396)
Built during 1890s (2,984)
Cleveland County, Oklahoma (15)
Destroyed by flood (467)
J.A. Fariss (1)
 J.W. Hocker (1)
Lost (24,730)
Lost 1904 (28)
Lost during 1900s (316)
McClain County, Oklahoma (15)
Oklahoma (2,003)

Update Log 

  • January 31, 2020: New photos from Melissa Brand-Welch
  • January 31, 2020: Added by Tony Dillon

Sources 

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

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