Bird Creek Bridge

Photos 

Photo taken by Wes Kinsler

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Map 

Facts 

Overview

Abandoned through truss bridge over Bird Creek on 131st St. N.

Location

Tulsa County, Oklahoma

Status

Extant but closed to all traffic

History

Built 1912

Builder

- Canton Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio

Design

Pin-connected, 12-panel Pennsylvania through truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 201.1 ft.
Total length: 270.0 ft.
Deck width: 14.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.9 ft.

Recognition

Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places

Approximate latitude, longitude

+36.34377, -95.97526   (decimal degrees)
36°20'38" N, 95°58'31" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/232979/4026189 (zone/easting/northing)

Elevation

600 ft. above sea level

USGS topographic map

Sperry

Inventory numbers

OKNBI 003300000000000 (Oklahoma bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 29748 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 2001)

Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 13.10 (out of 100)

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Update Log 

• November 24, 2009: Updated by Rick Mattioni: Builder's name added.
• April 1, 2009: Updated by J Lance: Updated status of bridge
• March 19, 2009: Updated by Curtis Lee: added coordinates and elevation
• December 4, 2008: New photo from Gene McCluney
• October 24, 2008: Updated by Rick Mattioni: Bridge location updated.
• March 17, 2008: New photo from J.R. Manning

Sources 

• J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
• Rick Mattioni
• Gene McCluney - gmacfilm [at] live [dot] com
• Curtis Lee - clee47ford [at] yahoo [dot] com
• J Lance - bugo [at] hotmail [dot] com
• Wes Kinsler

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