Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Glover River Bridge

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West Side Portal

I visted this bridge on January eleventh 2004. Bridge was in overall good shape except for the portal bracing which has taken quite a beating over the years.

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Southside from river bank.

Bridge was difficult to shoot from the side even in winter.

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On The Bridge

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Looking up

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West side portal and approach span

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Overhead damage west side

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Overhead damage east side

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overhead bracing

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Overhead spagehetti

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East portal

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Map

Vicinity map

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Facts

Overview: Through truss bridge over Glover River on OK 3
Location: McCurtain County, Oklahoma
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1953
Design: Through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 210.0 ft.
Total length: 1,029.9 ft.
Deck width: 27.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 17.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +34.09833, -94.90667 (decimal degrees)
34°05'54" N, 94°54'24" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory number: BH 29361 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 04/2006): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 49.1 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005): 3,700

Update Log

April 12, 2008: New photos from Wayne Kizziar
March 18, 2008: New photos from Wayne Kizziar

Sources

Wayne Kizziar - wayne1701 [at] cableone [dot] net

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Comments

Glover River Bridge

Posted April 12, 2008, by Wayne Kizziar (wayne1701 [at] cableone [dot] net)

Have no fear J.R. as long as I am around you will never be alone in the "Uh-Oh" department :)

Glover River Bridge

Posted April 12, 2008, by J.R. Manning (thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net)

And here I thought *I* was the only one!

Thanks for reassuring me, Wayne!

Glover River Bridge

Posted April 12, 2008, by Wayne Kizziar (wayne1701 [at] cableone [dot] net)

Moved them back I had it right the first time. DUH!

Glover River Bridge

Posted April 12, 2008, by Wayne Kizziar (wayne1701 [at] cableone [dot] net)

Note , moved photos posted here to Little River Bridge McCurtin County, Oklahoma as I had misidentified it as The Glover River Bridge.