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View to East Photo taken by Rick Mattioni in September 2008 |
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View to East Paralleling railroad bridge visible behind road bridge. Photo taken by Rick Mattioni in September 2008 |
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View to Northwest Looking Through Bridge Photo taken by Rick Mattioni in September 2008 |
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View to Northwest Photo taken by Rick Mattioni in September 2008 |
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Close-Up of Builder's Plaque Photo taken by Rick Mattioni in September 2008 |
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View to Northwest Inside Trusses Photo taken by Rick Mattioni in September 2008 |
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Photo taken by Gene McCluney in March 2007 |
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Photo taken by Gene McCluney in March 2007 |
Facts
- Overview
- Through truss bridge over Grand River on 5172C in Fort Gibson
- Location
- Fort Gibson, Muskogee County, Oklahoma
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1926
- Builders
- - J. A. Moore, Contractor
- Muskogee Iron Works
- Design
- This bridge is a Modified Parker through truss, so-called because the panels were subdivided to allow for greater stiffness and support for the deck. This is the only bridge of its type on the Oklahoma Department of Transportation Historic Bridge Survey.
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 180.1 ft.
Total length: 766.1 ft.
Deck width: 15.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.2 ft.
- Recognition
- Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +35.81333, -95.25333 (decimal degrees)
35°48'48" N, 95°15'12" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/296418/3965587 (zone/easting/northing)
- Elevation
- 510 ft. above sea level
- USGS topographic map
- Northeast Muskogee
- Inventory number
- BH 29395 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
- Inspection (as of 07/2007)
- Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 17.8 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2006)
- 200
Update Log
- December 4, 2008: New photos from Gene McCluney
- October 6, 2008: Updated by Rick Mattioni: Added to description of bridge and contractor's name.
Sources
- Rick Mattioni - rickmattioni [at] aol [dot] com
- Gene McCluney - mccluney [at] sbcglobal [dot] net