Big Creek Bridge

This is NOT a camelback bridge. , i will upload new photos soon.

Certainly mean no offense, but the "Trees" did not keep the sunlight out, as it was slightly overcast, and almost dark when we shot these photos. No sun in the sky at all at this time of the evening.

This photo is of Big Creek Bridge. I own property beside it. Looks like you were on my property when you took the picture. The x-assessor, equalization board of Nowata county and the Oklahoma Tax Commission representatives,claim I have no trees on my property. As you can see from the photos this is incorrect. The trees even kept the sunlight out from you taking the photos. Thats where our tax dollars go- to pay for incompetent people. This use to be a very nice and beautiful bridge, my boys use to jump off it and go swimming below.

I think the b/w photo of the bridge in the previous comment by Anonomous (Wes Kinsler) is actually the Hancock Bridge crossing of the Verdigris River. A 1909 mixed truss bridge that was extant in 1992 (Spans Of Time) but gone before the current ODOT Spans of Time. This was on E0135. DeLorme Topo USA mapping software shows the crossing as "Hancock Bridge".

1930 was probably the year it was moved. The bridge has a strong resemblance to a bridge that once crossed the Caney River in Bartlesville where the Veterns Memorial concrete arch bridge now stands (it is the bridge in the back ground on the cover of "Spans of Time" by J King), notably the use of the portal style "A frame" sway braces all through the bridge.

So far, the only time we (John Cross and myself) got stuck in my Land River was trying to get to this bridge. The original roadway is blocked a considerable distance back on each side..and it is low country, damp. Notice how low to the water this bridge sits. We had to walk a considerable distance almost at dusk to get these photos.

Spans of times gives a date of 1909:

1909 Nowata 53E0135N4180003 Canton Br.

That was me on the last message with a picture

I am glad to see confirmation that this is still standing. I believe this might be the same bridge (From spans of time at http://www.okladot.state.ok.us/hqdiv/p-r-div/spansoftime/mix... ).

My pictures are poor, but it was late in the day (and we were about to get stuck). I wanted to show the adjacent wing wall pier to what was likely the bridge prior to this. My maps show this crossing as the upper Oologah Lake/Big Creek on N4190.