Bridgehunter.com | KCS - Sallisaw Creek Bridge

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Photo taken by Gene McCluney in August 2007

BH Photo #129065

Overview: Through truss bridge over Sallisaw Creek on KCS Railroad Spur to Marble Quarry in Marble City
Location: Marble City, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma
History: This bridge was originally located at Ft. Smith, Arkansas across the Poteau River. When this route flooded in the 1940's the branch line was abandoned and this bridge was moved to Marble City.
Railroad: - Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS)
Design: Pin-connected, 7-panel Parker through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude: +35.58090, -94.82619 (decimal degrees)
35°34'51" N, 94°49'34" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/334533/3939000 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Marble City
Inventory number: BH 38277 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Sallisaw Creek KCS Railway Bridge

Posted July 21, 2010, by Jon Drumm (jddrumm [at] hotmail [dot] com)

The railroad track is owned by the lime mine. KCS wouldn't cross it without a rebuilding. The line is in service by a short line trailroad company.