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Squirrel Creek Bridge

Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma
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Rainbow Arch Bridge

The only Rainbow Arch (design) bridge in Oklahoma

Photo taken by Gene McCluney in November 2008

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Overview
Rainbow Arch bridge over Squirrel Creek on Kickapoo Rd. (N3410) in Shawnee
Location
Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1917. The only Rainbow Arch bridge in Oklahoma.
Builder
- Oklahoma State Highway Department
Design
Marsh Rainbow Arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 60.0 ft.
Total length: 66.9 ft.
Deck width: 15.1 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on September 3, 2010
Approximate latitude, longitude
+35.30000, -96.93000   (decimal degrees)
35°17'60" N, 96°55'48" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/688212/3908277 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Shawnee
Inventory numbers
OKNBI 000320000000000 (Oklahoma bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
NRHP 10000625 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 29675 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 09/2010)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 34.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2010)
100

Categories 

Arch (9,419)
Built 1917 (395)
Built during 1910s (6,729)
Marsh arch (48)
NR-listed (2,354)
Oklahoma (1,642)
Oklahoma State Highway Department (1)
One-lane traffic (7,112)
 Open (28,316)
Owned by city (3,051)
Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma (30)
Rainbow arch (195)
Shawnee, Oklahoma (4)
Span length 50-75 feet (6,996)
Structurally deficient (16,678)
Total length 50-75 feet (6,897)

Update Log 

  • November 24, 2009: Updated by Rick Mattioni: Builder's name added.
  • December 5, 2008: New photo from Gene McCluney
  • November 11, 2008: Updated by Rick Mattioni: Bridge creek crossing updated.

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Squirrel Creek Bridge
Posted August 11, 2011, by Nathan Holth (form3 [at] historicbridges [dot] org)

This bridge is to be closed to vehicular traffic but left for pedestrians. By the way, both Google Maps and the news article name the road as "Rangeline Road" but this bridgehunter page lists the road as Kickapoo Road. Is that therefore an error that we should correct?

http://countywidenews.com/historic-bridge-to-be-closed-to-traffic-but-you-can-walk-it-p4676-100.htm