Rock Creek Bridge

Photos 

View of Bridge Looking Northeast

Photo taken by Rick Mattioni in October 2008

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BH Photo #126763

Map 

Street View 

Description 

Facts 

Overview

Through truss bridge over Rock Creek on Ozark Trail (Old Rt. 66) in Sapulpa

Location

Sapulpa, Creek County, Oklahoma

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1921

Builder

- Concrete & Steel Construction Co. of Joplin, Missouri

Design

Eight-panel Parker through truss bridge with brick driving surface.

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 144.0 ft.
Total length: 146.0 ft.
Deck width: 17.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.5 ft.

Recognition

Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on February 23, 1995

Also called

Bridge No. 18 at Rock Creek
Route 66 Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+35.99365, -96.13654   (decimal degrees)
35°59'37" N, 96°08'12" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

14/758130/3987036 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Kellyville

Elevation

660 ft. above sea level

Average daily traffic (as of 2016)

250

Inventory numbers

NRHP 95000031 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
OKNBI 016200000000000 (Oklahoma bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 28887 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection report (as of March 2018)

Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 18.3 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Update Log 

• September 6, 2018: Updated by David Backlin: Updated to Pedestrians Only
• March 10, 2018: New photo from Steve Biggs
• July 17, 2016: New photo from Lori Scholl
• January 31, 2016: Updated by David Backlin: Bridge is open to traffic
• September 13, 2015: Photo imported by Dave King
• July 6, 2015: New photos from Michael Shulman
• August 10, 2014: Updated by Clark Vance: Added category "Brick road"
• March 12, 2014: Updated by Dave King: Added street view & imported photo
• February 26, 2014: New photo from Jack Schmidt
• November 19, 2009: Updated by Rick Mattioni: Builder's name added.
• December 10, 2008: New photos from Gene McCluney
• October 26, 2008: Updated by Rick Mattioni

Sources 

• Rick Mattioni
• Rock Creek Bridge Listing at Oklahoma Historical Society
• Gene McCluney - gmacfilm [at] live [dot] com
• National Park Service - Route 66 Guide
• Route 66 News - Bridge Closure
• Jack Schmidt - jjturtle [at] earthlink [dot] net
• Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
• Oklahoma Bridges - Nice photos by Wes Kinsler
• Michael Shulman - mikeifish [at] aol [dot] com
• David Backlin - us71 [at] cox [dot] net
• Lori Scholl
• Steve Biggs

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