Big Sallisaw Creek Bridge

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Photo taken by David Backlin

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Facts 

Overview

Pony truss bridge over Big Sallisaw Creek on US 64 in Sallisaw

Location

Sequoyah County, Oklahoma

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1934

Builder

- Hyde Construction Co.

Design

Three riveted, 5-panel Parker pony trusses

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 80.1 ft.
Total length: 328.1 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+35.46355, -94.86183   (decimal degrees)
35°27'49" N, 94°51'43" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/331058/3926044 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Sallisaw

Inventory numbers

OKNBI 042340000000000 (Oklahoma bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 29725 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 08/2011)

Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 23.8 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2010)

5,000

Categories 

Update Log 

• August 13, 2012: Updated by David Backlin: Fixed coodinates
• August 13, 2012: Updated by J Lance: Added category "Multiple span pony truss"
• November 24, 2009: Updated by Rick Mattioni: Builder's name added.
• December 7, 2008: New photos from Gene McCluney

Sources 

• David Backlin - us71 [at] cox [dot] net
• Gene McCluney - gmacfilm [at] live [dot] com
• Rick Mattioni

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