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Older Bridge on Left

Photo taken by Gene McCluney in May 2009

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Older Bridge on Left

Photo taken by Gene McCluney in May 2009

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Facts

Overview: Through truss bridge over Bird Creek on OK 66 in Catoosa
Location: Catoosa, Rogers County, Oklahoma
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1936
Design: Through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 210.0 ft.
Total length: 824.2 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.7 ft.
Also called: Verdigris River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +36.20833, -95.72500 (decimal degrees)
36°12'30" N, 95°43'30" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/255021/4010498 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Catoosa
Inventory number: BH 29699 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 04/2007): Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 39.5 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 9,250

Update Log

July 4, 2009: Updated by David Backlin: Added alternate name
May 23, 2009: New photos from Gene McCluney

Sources

Gene McCluney - mccluney [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
David Backlin - us71 [at] cox [dot] net

Comments

Bird Creek Bridge

Posted December 6, 2006, by Anita Roberts (Anita464 [at] Missouristate [dot] edu)

This bridge was constructed by M.E. Gillioz, of Monett, MO, one of the largest building, road, dam, and bridge contractors in the state of Missouri during the first half of the 20th Century.