78th Street Bridge

Photos

View of Bridge Looking Northeast

The railway does not operate on weekends, so there was no danger of a train coming through on this day!

Photo taken by Rick Mattioni in October 2008

BH Photo #126745

Overview: Arch bridge over Tulsa-Sapulpa Union Railway on W. 78th St. in Sapulpa
Location: Sapulpa, Creek County, Oklahoma
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1919
Design: One-lane closed-spandrel concrete deck arch bridge.
Dimensions: Span length: 48.6 ft.
Total length: 48.6 ft.
Deck width: 16.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +36.06167, -96.06167 (decimal degrees)
36°03'42" N, 96°03'42" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 14/764654/3994785 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Sapulpa North
Elevation: 740 ft. above sea level
Average daily traffic (as of 2016): 175
Inventory numbers: OKNBI 007110000000000 (Oklahoma bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 28885 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of August 2017): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 17 (out of 100)
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Rick Mattioni
Tulsa-Sapulpa Union Railway - "One of Oklahoma's oldest and smallest operating railroads."