Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Big Eagle Creek Bridge

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Looking east.

Bridge is in great shape in a beautiful setting.

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Looking west

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On the bridge

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Looking upstream

The US 259 bridge is visable in the distance.

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Upper chord / portal joint detail

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Overhead bracing

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Side view looking south

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Side view looking north

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Under the bridge

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Oblique view

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Map

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Facts

Overview: Through truss bridge over Big Eagle Creek on D4710
Location: McCurtain County, Oklahoma
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built ca. 1940
Design: Through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 146.0 ft.
Total length: 297.9 ft.
Deck width: 17.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +34.44667, -94.66333 (decimal degrees)
34°26'48" N, 94°39'48" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory number: BH 29360 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 07/2005): Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 45.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005): 40

Update Log

April 13, 2008: New photos from Wayne Kizziar

Sources

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

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