Cimarron River Suspension Bridge at Ripley

Payne County, Oklahoma

Photos

Piers, looking South

Photo taken by Gene McCluney in April 2009

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Essay

Written by Gene McCluney

This bridge built in either 1908 or 1909 remains somewhat of a mystery. It may have been rebuilt a few years later. The only vintage photo I can find is on the Bridgemeister website, http://www.bridgemeister.com/pic.php?pid=705
I hope posting the link is OK. The vintage photo may or may not be a photo of this particular bridge, but is similar in construction.

Facts

Overview: Lost Wire suspension bridge over Cimmaron River in Ripley
Location: Ripley, Payne County, Oklahoma
Status: Lost
History: Built 1909
Design: Wire suspension
Approximate latitude, longitude: +36.02804, -96.90683 (decimal degrees)
36°01'41" N, 96°54'25" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 14/688598/3989085 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Ripley
Inventory number: BH 42433 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

February 2, 2011: Updated by Gene McCluney: Corrected spelling of waterway
April 23, 2009: Essay added by Gene McCluney

Sources

Gene McCluney - gmacfilm [at] live [dot] com
Wes Kinsler

Comments

Cimmaron River Suspension Bridge at Ripley

Posted May 6, 2009, by David Denenberg (david [at] bridgemeister [dot] com)

In response to the correlation of the photo with the link to my site http://www.bridgemeister.com/pic.php?pid=705 I have never conclusively matched the remains with that bridge. Additional photos of the Ripley-vicinity remains can be found here: http://www.bridgemeister.com/pic.php?pid=1980. The remains do not match the bridge in the old photo. More information here: http://www.bridgemeister.com/bridge.php?bid=298.